Real Madrid Wishes Rafa the Best
¤¤ Official Statement: Rafa Nadal
Following Rafa Nadal's announcement that he will retire from tennis as a professional player after the Davis Cup that he will play with Spain in November 2024, Real Madrid CF, its president and its Board of Directors wish to show their admiration and affection for
one of the greatest legends of Spanish and world sport of all time.
For us and for all Real Madrid fans, it is and will always be a source of pride that
a legend like Rafa Nadal represents our club as an honorary member of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said: “
Rafa Nadal is also a source of pride for our country and an example of the essential values of sport, which he has built upon throughout his extraordinary career.”
His achievements will always be a benchmark of success and self-improvement with 22 Grand Slams: 14 Roland Garros, making him the tennis player who has won this prestigious tournament the most times, 4 US Opens, 2 Wimbledons and 2 Australian Opens. In addition, he is the only tennis player in history to have won at least one Grand Slam for ten consecutive years and 5 Roland Garros times in a row.
Defending the colours of Spain, Rafa Nadal has won the Davis Cup on 5 occasions to date (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2019), in addition to the gold medals at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Rafa Nadal has won 92 Tour-level singles titles, which include 22 grand slams, Olympic gold medals and ATP titles. [edited]
His historic and legendary career has always been based on his talent, his constant spirit of improvement, his humility, his solidarity and respect. His way of understanding sport and life has made him worthy of the most prestigious awards: Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 2008, Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit, 3 times National Sports Award for Best Spanish Sportsman and Gold Medal for Merit at Work, among others.
We at Real Madrid would also like to express our gratitude for your support of Real Madrid and for spreading the values of our club to every corner of the world.
We wish Rafa Nadal and his entire family the best in this new stage of their lives. ¤¤ (Translated from Spanish via Google.)
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