Sinner after Nadal’s farewell to tennis: “It was a privilege to have known him”

“I was lucky to be able to meet him in person and learn from him. He was an example, he remained humble, he did not change with success and he has a great family.” Jannik Sinner thus pays homage to Rafa Nadal, who announced his retirement from tennis. “I was very lucky to be able to meet Rafa Nadal in person, he is truly an incredible man” added the Italian commenting on the Spaniard’s decision at a press conference in Shanghai after his victory over Daniil Medvedev. “His retirement is sad news for the entire world of tennis and beyond – said Sinner -. Of course we all know what a player he was, and what lessons he taught us young people on how to behave on the court, how to deal with tough situations He gave us so many emotions when we saw him play. He also showed us how to stay humble, he didn’t change with success, he chose the right people around him, he created a great family. clearly it’s hard to receive news like this but on the other hand everything that has a beginning also has an end. But only he, now, knows how he feels.” What Djokovic, Nadal and Federer achieved, explained the current world number 1, “was extraordinary. The pressure will always be there for us, there is little to say”https://gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/ sport/2024/10/10/sinner-dopo-laddio-al-tennis-di-nadal-a-privilege-to have-known-e9cf48b9-abab-4771-b2d9-1a0628fc269b/.”Speaking for myself, I think about what I have to do on the pitch, what do I have to improve on, and I hope this makes me a better and solid player – he added – they have been incredibly consistent for years and years and years two. What they’ve done is extraordinary. We can take a lot from them. We can’t compare ourselves to them, it’s impossible, especially in the moment we’re in now. I think we’ve all been very lucky to see the Big 3 play very lucky to have met them in person and been able to learn from them.”