Albert Ramos, the currant who won Roger Federer: “It’s flying me”

Sinking during your farewell to professional tennis, Albert Ramos his last dance has already been given to Gothic: He lost Monday against Holger rune (7-5, 6-4) and received an emotional honor to Rafa nadal track.

“Communicating with my family and friends has become very special. I am happy for the awards and playing this track that I like so much and that I dreamed of playing here. Playing Godo for many years in the next few is a reason for pride for me, but I’m also sad because I see it ending,” Ramos said.

“He RCT Barcelona He accepted me 11 years to play teams and, when I arrived on the train and saw the empty central track, I dreamed of playing the contest. In the end, I made 19 years, 15 in the main box. Godó is very special to me, “Albert said, announcing his removal in 2025 a few weeks ago.

“My idea is to continue playing, but after a very difficult preseason I was injured in the first contest of the year and, mentally, after so many years, it was complicated, hard. I didn’t have a good service and I had to train very strongly, to be very fit, but when I was preparing to lead me I was hurting. End.

“The problem is the ranking. I want to play a lot to MadridI will be excited, but I don’t know if this is possible even if they invite me. I also want to play the previous Roland GarrosBut I don’t know if I’ll come in. There are other tournaments where I enjoy a lot and I also want to play them, ”explained Ramos, who goes on with his coach most of his life, José María DíazThe school director CT mataróHis hometown, where he began to give his first rackets.

Ramos, current No. 234 World Cup, reached the best ranking (th -17) in 2017 and had four ATP titles, all in the land, Bastad (2016), Gstaad (2019), Estoril (2019) and Cordova (2022). Eight other finals played, the most important of the 1,000 masters from Montecarlo Since 2017: Then he won the twig of 16 of the moment, Andy MurrayBut Rafa Nadal He removed him with glory at the end. Player ng Davis Cup and Olympic in RIO’2016the quarterfinals of Roland Garros 2016 is his best result of Grand Slamthere it stopped him Stan Wawrinka.

“My race flies. How many years have they not stopped, over 30 weeks a year traveling, but it happened to me very fast,” Albert confessed, also remembered for a memorable success Roger Federer In it 1,000 masters On a tough track of Shanghai.

“In 2015 I won Federer, I had in 2016 and 2017 the best years of my career and then I followed a few years to the top-50. That victory against Federer was a change that led me to raise the level a bit,” Ramos said, knowing the difficulty to deal with Top-10 players.

“Nadal, Djokovic, FedererAll of these players have many things. Thinking and games. A lot of accuracy, lots of continuity to the game, some uprising. These are players who, besides being so good, are very much -same. They have won many titles and that is something very difficult, “explained Albert, a middle class currant of the ATP circuit.

“This is a position I always know. During my career I tried to improve to be the best possible player, but without comparing myself to anyone, but I was trying to do my best to get to the maximum possible level, I always tried to find ways to improve,” Ramos said.

He won Carlos Alcaraz his first ATP success with only 16 years. “For me it was a very difficult beating at that time. Carlos was very young, but found that the ball had run a lot and very good, he already had an important speed of the ball,” said Albert, who prefers not to venture out how many grand slam he will win or what happens to his argument Jannik Sinner.

“What I think is that you have to leave you alone, to do my best, enjoy the fullest and win the maximum.

Ramos closes this year a stage that will not happen if he has set the idea of ​​departure that he is 18. “Yes, it is serious, but it took a month. I find it difficult to result, entering the top-100 is an attraction and I don’t know how to do it properly.