Rafa Nadal’s retirement announcement rocked the tennis world on Thursday. Since the news broke, there have been messages of support and gratitude for the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles.
Alcaraz, Federer, Djokovic… No one spared praise for the Spaniard after a legendary career. He didn’t either Paula Badosa. Currently number 15 in the WTA He published a short and emotional “Thank you Rafa” on his Twitter account.
But the matter did not stop there, the Catalan He wanted to remember on his Instagram account a good detail that he was with Rafa while watching the game at the same time.
This was in the 2022 United Cup, when both led the Spanish team on Australian soil. They were in a night session and It was starting to get cold, when Nadal took off his jacket to give to Badosawho put it right away.
Badasswhich last May was ranked 140, He returned to the top-100 on July 1 (93) and since then his progress has been unstoppable.reflecting the improvement in their results after a period hampered by injuries.
After skipping the Olympic Games by his own decision, in August He won the tournament in Washington followed by a second round in Toronto, semi-finals in Cincinnati, quarter-finals at the US Open and, last week, semi-finals in Beijing. In the quarterfinals she defeated the number 3 in the table, Jessica Pegula, and only the champion Coco Gauff stood in her way.
Badosa (15), who reached number 2 in April 2022, is the best Spaniard in the ranking, ahead of Jessica Bouzas (61), Cristina Bucsa (71), Nuria Párrizas (80) and Sara Sorribes (98).
Source: La Verdad
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