Rafael Nadal sends message to great tennis rivals in retirement announcement

Rafael Nadal announces retirement from professional tennis after 23 yearsRafael Nadal

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00:00I want to thank all the tennis industry, all the people who make up this sport, my teammates

00:14for so many years, especially my great rivals.

00:17I have spent many hours with them and I have lived many moments that I will remember for

00:27the rest of my life.

00:31Talking about my team, it's a bit more difficult because my team has been a very important part of my life.

00:41They are not workers, they are friends and they have been by my side in all the moments that I have needed them.

00:50Very bad moments, very good moments, moments that I have had to push, moments that I have had to let go.

00:56We have lived so much together that it is difficult to explain.