The Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, the most successful couple in national tennis, announced their departure on Wednesday and said they will compete until the end of this year to participate in the US Open, the Bogotá Challenger, the Davis Cup and the National Games , which will be their last tournament.
“We have made the premeditated decision a few months ago, it is not an impulse, it is not something that happened overnight. We have finished a cycle with tennis, it is a decision that obviously brings us many mixed emotions,” he said. Farrah in a press conference at the headquarters of Colsanitas, which has sponsored them for more than two decades.
In their career together, Cabal and Farah They have lifted 19 titles, including Wimbledon and the US Open in 2019.
They were also runners-up in 22 tournaments, including the 2018 edition of the Australian Open.
Farrah He said there were “certain priorities or life circumstances” that led them to make this decision after more than 20 years of a distinguished career.
Because of that, exactly, 37 years old, pointed out that they completed a cycle: “It’s something we have to thank the world, tennis, life, God.”
“We are happy, calm, we gave everything for this shirt, for this name and for taking Colombia to the highest level in any field,” he said.
He also said that as a couple they “endure a lot, pain, year after year, something that people outside don’t know.”
That’s why they thought about the possibility of retirement and said: “this could be the last year where we give it a chance, we try our best”.
Farrah, The 36-year-old explained that they will play their last Grand Slam in the United States and then they will represent Colombia in the Davis Cup in the World Group I Qualifier against Ukraine, which will be held in the Georgian city of Kaspi on the next 14 and 15 of September.
They will also participate at the end of September in the Challenger in Bogotá and end up representing their department of origin, Valle del Cauca, in the National Games of Colombia in November.
The tennis player also pointed to the future and said that during his career he gained “a lot of experience” that he will try to pass on to new generations.
“So for us it is important to deliver it to the new generations, we will try to do it to the best of our ability,” he said.
however, Farrah He added with a laugh: “For these next few months I think we deserve a rest, rest our minds, be with the family, not see a plane, and if you see him with a bathing suit and to go to the beach.”
Source: La Verdad
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