Nadal was my greatest rival - Djokovic - video Dailymotion

Novak Djokovic praised Rafa Nadal following the Spaniard announcing he will retire after the Davis Cup

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00:00He's been my greatest rival, rivalry I had with him has impacted me the most in my career by far.

00:11Yeah, I mean we knew that that moment is coming sooner than later but it's still a shock,

00:19you know, when he came officially also for Roger a few years ago as well when he announced

00:24retirement and Andy as well this year. I mean it's a bit overwhelming for me to be honest,

00:29I don't know what to make out of it. I still, you know, enjoy competing but, you know,

00:35part of me left with them, a big part of me. So yeah, it's a tough news for tennis world,

00:43for sports world. Rafael has been an inspiration, is an inspiration to

00:47millions of children around the world so he can be very proud of his career.