00:00First, I want to thank His Excellency and the entire CELA team for organizing this incredible
00:20event.
00:21Congratulations.
00:22It was an amazing, amazing experience.
00:28Thank you for inviting us quite often now.
00:32It's been less than a year I've been twice here in Riyadh playing tennis in front of
00:37one of the most passionate crowds, really amazing crowd.
00:47Thank you all so much for coming every single match in big numbers and really showing your
00:52appreciation, respect and support for this sport, for all the players.
00:57Thank you so much, you've been amazing.
01:06Now to Rafa, I don't know where to start.
01:13I'll go back to the very first match that we played against each other back in 2005,
01:18I think it was.
01:22Who would know that we are standing here almost 20 years later with more than 60 times
01:28that we face each other on the biggest stage in this sport.
01:33I have the utmost respect for you, incredible athlete, incredible person.
01:46You know, the rivalry has been incredible really and has been very intense, so I hope
01:52that we'll have a chance to maybe sit on the beach somewhere and have a little drink,
01:56reflecting on life, talking about something else, you know.
02:02And I would like to congratulate all your team and all your family on an amazing career
02:08that Rafa had.
02:10It's also your success.
02:17I know how much sacrifice a family has to put into the career and the life of a professional
02:25tennis player.
02:26I can only imagine the highs and lows that you were going through with him, so you deserve
02:33this success as much as he does, so congratulations, an amazing, amazing career.
02:44Yeah, I mean, it's difficult, I could speak all night, but I don't want to take away too
02:48much time.
02:49I think Rafa should speak instead of me, but once again, it's been an incredible honor,
02:56as I told you at the net.
02:59Incredible pleasure to share the court with you and, you know, it's quite an emotional
03:06moment, you know, emotional day.
03:09You know, we've been playing so many matches over so many years and don't leave tennis,
03:17man.
03:18Stay a little bit more.
03:19Stay with us.
03:20Yeah, I will finish with one big thank you from not just me, but all of the tennis world
03:32for what you have done.
03:33You left an incredible legacy and mark and we really appreciate it.
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