"I Never Said It's Going To Be My Last Tournament" | Rafa Nadal & Hubert Hurkacz Post-Match Reaction
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Hats off to Rafa from Poland.
Vamos Hurkacz !!!
Feels like yesterday when his career started. Time flies, man.
Yes !!!!!!!
Way too fast 🤷
It’s depressing! Ive just turned 30 and I feel it more and more everyday
bliss 💛
I agree
Hearing the crowd chanting Rafa! Rafa! is just amazing! Win or lose, the respect and love is overflowing all these decades!
Keep on playing Rafa. As long as you can lift your racket, go ahead. It’s now or never!
Rafa's legacy is now beyond win or loss.He is admired and loved by his opponents always and will remain in everyone's heart forever.
Rafa you will be remembered as one of the prime example of good sportsmanship, I promise you that!
Humble Hubi doing his job, excellent job ❤
I like this post-match speech, very humble
hubi defeated federer on grass and nadal on clay. their best surfaces. of course rafa and roger are/ were way past their peak but a win is a win. well done hubi
@@z1az285they were both washed, so not like it’s an accomplishment
@@Milan-qu5ut A win is a win. Rafa defeated Tsitsipas in practice before this match so it's not as if he wasn't competitive. he played badly after the first two to three games and hubi was a much better player than him. Same with Roger who collapsed after set 2.
Rafa is amazing 😊 I’ve had so many years of joy watching him ❤
Always a legend.
Why do I feel like crying… 😭 ❤
maybe u sick lol
We've got feelings for Rafa that's why since he started ❤👍
Noastalgia, Nadal is one of the very good memories from when I was child until now like cartoons like so many other things. But when those things changes it's emotional.
PMS
Good things coming to an end....
Rafael Nadal ..for me and for millions of people around the world you will remain the Grand Master. Especially since you are coming back after surgery. Many would give up. So great respect for you.
For me Oldal will forever be the Lance Armstrong of tennis.🚴🎾💉14 FO is a Fakal.💯👍🙏📞☎ the bull who dressed up as a goat.💔🐂🚫🐐
@@philipnguyen3107 Lance - he took drugs...he was supported by a blood transfusion...so what does this mean in relation to Nadal?
@@philipnguyen3107 Such a classless comment, typical from Nolefam.
@@mireafelder8194 I am no nole fan but a fan of Carlitos. I disagree that Nadass is the goat because he never won the elite 8 masters and only has 209 weeks as # 1.💯👍🙏💔🚫🐂🚴🎾📞☎
@@philipnguyen3107 I don't care about the GOAT debate. People thought nobody would ever win more than 14 Slams (Pete Sampras), and that was only 20 years ago.... Records are made to be broken, they always will be broken. End of debate for me. I'm a huge Carlitos fan too, for his tennis and his personality. And I couldn't care less if he's a future GOAT or not.
I Like Hubi - he seems like a sympathic guy
love rafa, love hubi...so much respect among the players.
You are a wonderful person and a great champion!! vamos 🎉
Cute speech of Hubert about Rafa 🥰
love u rafa difficult for me to watch tennis without u
Easy for me to watch tennis without nadal.
He Is The Best .... Always No 1 As A Player As A Person .... I Love You Brother. Keep Fighting.
You have to play Rafa! Not for the results. Not for the records. Just for you. Go and enjoy the feeling of Rolland Garros. The fans, the city, celebrate your career. You deserve it.
The era of three extra ordinary players is ending. I'm happy that I and many others have had a chance to live through this special time. I'm Novak's fun, but I must say I miss matches between him and Rafa. I don't think that the world will have that kind of era soon, or even ever again.
tennis offers for decades , he will offer still players pass by , tennis remains ;)
Tennis will go on 🤷🏿♂️
@@Jayfromthe202 Yep exactly, there are many young exciting players and it's unfair to compare them to the Big 3 imho🤷
Some people just don't like to lose. Rafa is one of them. Me as well. He just can't quit like that, he knows. He deserve better. He will come stronger in French open.
No disrespect to you but I disagree, no player deserves better, you have to earn it. He had his time in the sun, other players have come to take over. Anyway these tournaments before the Grand Slam is where you want the mistakes to happen so you can fix them, so I wouldn't read too much into these results he is having but to me he seems impatient and it shows in his general play but you can't do much about losing your speed and reflexes, I'm sure guys he has played lately have noticed it on court.
This was just cringe 😂
Hurkacz the Legend Slayer. Remember Federer Wimbledon 2021. He had to play great in this one. Deserves at least one slam IMO.
Rafa exits Rome with a perfect 10 record! 👑
Hubby is a gem, both as a player and as a person.
I feel for Rafa. Being in the presser is the last place he wants to be . He's truly disappointed with his performance and deflated after his loss. Only time will tell whether he can bounce back physically and mentally in time for RG.
I feel for me, who work my ass off everyday and occasionally have to lick my boss' balls to live paycheck to paycheck
Rafa had a distant look in his eye but I also saw the eye of the tiger song playing in his head when he spoke of playing Roland Garros. If he keeps those physios close by and some ice in the veins we could see 15 for him and 15 for his beloved Los Blancos.
I hope Rafa will do Wimbledon and win. I will be screaming and cheering at the TV - vamos! go Rafa, a supreme sports star and true gentleman an no doubt supreme Papa.
I am a 19 year fan of Rafa but he's not going to win Wimbledon. If he plays there, it will just be for the experience and to say goodbye.
Los fans de Nadal son tan necios como Nadal, entiendan, nos hacemos viejos y el pelo se nos cae y el cuerpo involuciona como un proceso normal, Nadal ya no puede hacer nada al respecto, por lo tanto, debe retirarse YA con dignidad, su obsesión lo mata y ridiculiza
He ain’t winning Wimbledon too many good players
Very much looking forward to seeing Rafa at RG .
he will loose first round badly..not able to go 4/5sets
@@danielboomersYou literally said "pathetic" on a wholesome Cachin/Rafa short. You're simply a pathetic Rafa hater
@@danielboomers wrong. No problem with his cardio fitness. It's things like his serve and net shots that a player only gets from playing a lot of matches which he hasn't done in the last 2 years.
@@ksc743 u talking to a tennis coach 30yr in business. his sick ego is keeping him in play and damaging more and more his health.. look how he is losing his hear...stress.. and pain killer eating.. zero change to beat anyone top 50 in french open.. not a chance to win even 2 matches.. same like murray.. they sickos
If he can stay injury free. Plus he needs to work on his fitness. It’s clear he’s quite compromised at the moment
pls dont doubt yourself rafa! you are just coming back and, these players are not going to be ready when you play like yourself. stay strong!
Rafa un campeón eterno
Rafa ánimo arriba!yo seguire animandote en cada partido❤a por rolland garros!❤
He probably wont get better in a week's time now, but its nice that he at least seems healthy enough to compete. I think everybody just wants to see him and see him win a round or two, or maybe three, thats already a win. Nobody expects the old Nadal suddenly. Of course its age, but there's just been so much wear and tear on him, more than almost anyone else the last 20 years right? Its surprising for many that he lasted till his mid 30's as it is, most retire sooner than he managed.
i think he wont get any better till RG, its not a matter of training or getting more fit, Rafa is just older and thats it its normal, he should still play and have a beautiful farewell ceremony at RG
He’s barely played in 2 years, skipped Monte Carlo, barely played Barcelona, can’t serve full power, of course he’s not able to be at his best.
@@moviefan4life166 That, and the fact he aged, as well.
He probably wont get better in a week's time now, but its nice that he at least seems healthy enough to compete. I think everybody just wants to see him and see him win a round or two, or maybe three, thats already a win. Nobody expects the old Nadal suddenly. Of course its age, but there's just been so much wear and tear on him, more than almost anyone else the last 20 years right? Its surprising for many that he lasted till his mod 30's as it is, most retire sooner than he managed.
He could get much better (if his physique allows it) but he REALLY needs many more months of competition before that happens. Had this been a Hurkacz just switching from hard to clay, maybe this Rafa would have found a way to bear him, but given both have had similar practice on clay already, Nadal is the one who is less fit both physically and tenniswise right now, and it showed in spades.
The Hurkacs service is his big weapon, that's why is very dificult break his service game!!
he has most aces in a sezon in 2023 he had 1300+ aces lol
Rafa is truly the greatest ever to play.
Age & time off will do that to anyone. The prime Nadal is 99.99% unbeatable. Much kudos & respect to Nadal for being out there.
Rafa just continue as you wish ! You are playing better and going back on the winning tracks /// for all the Media people stop asking the same question about retirement or last Match or last time - focus on the his best tennis he is bringing for Got sake
❤Nadal Congratulations to Hubert. Nadal will be back ❤💪❤
He will be back home, yes.
@@LordAbhor just for a day yes
There’s no need for doubts he proved himself well what a good sportsman he is.
La afición italiana increíble
If Rafa leave the Tennis, i stop to watch Tennis. Its really fact that without Rafa no interesting for me😢
Facts
He'll throw everything at RG, but even if he reaches the Fourth Round, I imagine those early matches will be difficult 4/5-setters.
He will NOT play FO 2024.....You can thank me later for my accurate prediction
Thanks? How arrogant are you? He said he will, and unless an injury prevents it, that what is going to happen. Get real, you can thank me later.
Fourth Round at RG!? You people baffle me. He can't even get past R2 of a 3-set Masters 1000 when his draw is not rigged to be easy.
Fourth round 💀
This is not the end of the road for Rafa. Fight till you drop. I am a Nole fan, I just admire Rafa’s fighting spirit. Vamps!
I love him. But it's over. He is 36-37. He was injured. It's the end.
Lack of matches during his injuries had a an important impact about his level, i hope he will be ready for Roland Garros
Bravo Hubi❤ great play
Even at his funeral, he'll rise from his coffin to play one last point.
A bit morose.
He didnt play badly at all....players dont fear him anymore and their level has risen !
Well of course. He hasn't played for almost 2 years so what do you think. Let's use common sense pls.
Precisely. I’m tired of the excuses. It’s like nobody can accept when players beat him unless he’s beaten by Novak.
@@TheFever77 not sure what you are on about but you sound st*p*d asf bc you literally make no sense
Rafa missed almost all games last year and has a Hip surgery months ago .
@@TheFever77 Excuses ? Rafa has a hip surgery last year and almost missed all tournaments . He was also injured in wimbledon 2022 after that hes not ok , yes he defeated rafa but not the Rafa everybody knows except you
All the best from a Nole fan.
Keep Fighting Champ ....
Rafa❤️
he still says each press conference this year: I accept it. But he doesnt accept it at all. Sad to see him now. He ie really disappointed. And he wants so bad to win some big prizes again. Hard so see him suffering now against his age.
Wow you must be a psychologist
@vjanssens399 that's what am saying. It's crazy to me..
Honestly, in my opinion, the only thing that keeps Rafa going is knowing that Novak is still out there playing, breaking records, getting all the recognition for all the accolades whilst he is not. You saw his face at the Laureus Awards? It kills him inside. Had Novak retired with less grand slams than Rafa, Rafa would’ve retired already and been quite happy.
@@TheFever77 Nonsense comment.. May be it makes you feel better to think this way.
Vamos Rafa, you made your best... and Italy and all your fans, we love you soooo much and we will always remember you as a sportsman, a kind, respectful and emotional person and keep u first of all in our 💖. You will always be my King of Smile, King of Clay and 💙, Number 1 and GOAT4ever 💫. ROMA TI AMA 🇮🇹❤
There is so much love and respect for Rafa…he will always be the GOAT in my book!
He will always be your favourite player. The goat is based on facts, not feelings
The GOAT is Djoko. Just facts and records. Rafa is only the GOAT on clay ONLY. Period Also, no one cares about your "book" because it's not based on facts. Sorry.
Rafa's situation here is not a surprise in some ways. Here, he used the basic template which has given him great success, but today, the one weakness in it was exposed again. It is remarkably simple: against big hitters, if he loses the initiative, his spinny groundies sit up for the opponent to hit and now he has to defend. And he can defend, but it is just getting harder and harder to do that. And he knows it and his opponents know it too. And now, for Rafa to win, he has to gain the initiative early in the point and NOT LOSE IT. There are subtle ins and outs of what this amounts to and some variation in shot selection, but if he can't do it, he is vulnerable.
He’s not in his prime and 38. You’re trying to have a reason for his performance, but Nadal is not a top-10 player at his current age and anyone has a chance of winning
@@dannytran1587😂
Rafa Rafa Rafa 🙏👍❤❤❤ Vamos and enjoy.
I’ve watched his whole career since 2004 it’s been a pleasure, he made tennis more interesting wen federer was hardly losing and winning everything he was the only one who cud beat him, epic finals especially 2008 Wimbledon final probably the greatest match of all time. No one will ever come close to beating his clay court record.
Fuiste, eres y seguirás siendo GRANDE, GRACIAS por estos años Rafa eres la inspiración de muchos, una leyenda viviente
Rafa is the kind of player who never gives up. That means he also won't know when to quit.
Salute to Rafa from HK
Ist heartbreaking to see this, Rafa we love you no matter what, you are a true inspiration, invincible warrior and one of three Kings :-)
I am surprised to realize this is the first time Hubi has played Rafa.
Salute to Rafa👏👏👏
Rafa, you knew this was coming, go out as a Champion ! We want to remember you as a Champion !
He will always be remembered as a champion He does not need to win RG. He just has to be there, for one or two matches. Maybe 3. He will get some send off..
Quiz "question": Name every player who has managed to beat Rafa on clay (at ATP Tour level). The list is not very long!
if he is physically top in Paris ,he can reach the final ..
His mind still wants to do it but his body says Rafa we're done you have nothing to prove
The great man on his last leap
We love you Nadal. Forever a GOAT in the game of tennis, don’t think anyone will ever forget that
Hurkaczwas smart to wear Rafa down in the first 2 games. stretched the games out and Rafa couldn’t put them away.
Admiration…Respect…and love this incredible athlete⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
People love to see someone end their career.I hope rafa plays for next 5 years ,even if he never wins a match again.
It's weird to me how callous fans can be after an elite sportsman has given us so much for 20 years. Both Roger and Rafa - such exciting players to watch. Really sad to see them go. I don't enjoy the tennis of these very tall players with their big serves no matter how nice guys they are. Even Djokovic I will miss when he retires. Tennis perfection. I just hope Alcaraz and Sinner can stay fit so we have them for the next 20 yrs but I doubt it. Tennis has changed; it's much faster now. More difficult for players to stay injury free, mentally and physically.
@@ksc743 I don't enjoy tall players too.I hope Rafa and Nole continue to play for long,even if it seems that Rafa is near the end.
@@nemanjamilosevic1370 yeah I guess there's no choice really. These guys who've won 20+ GS's and made millions it wouldn't really be fair for them to take a precious tennis slot from up and coming players. Having said that I still miss Roger on the tour and will miss Rafa just as much. It's just not the same seeing them lose in the early rounds.
Rafa will stop at The Laver Cup from Roger this year
I would like him to do that too, but I would give him 1 more year at most because his fitness has always been a big risk for him. Playing 5 more years for him would be tempting fate.
Que haga, lo que le de la gana, El sabe , mejor que nadie.
He didn't play that badly today. There were a lot of deuce points.
I hope Rafa plays Roland Garros and calls it a career. He has had a great career and he has nothing left to prove to himself or his fans.
He only needs to be ready and healthy at the french. These small tourny matches are just quick live practice sessions to shake the nerves off. He’ll be ready…u can see in his fist pumps he thinks he has a chance.
Hurrkacz beat Federer 6-0 at Wimbledon, and today he humiliated Nadal. It remains Djokovic for the big three.
Hope to see Nadal playing at Roland Garros, even as he is not in playing as in his prime, I still enjoy seeing him play. He did not play not even that bad today, against a top 10 player, but clearly lacks rhythm. Not strange considering the amount of matches played the last two years.
Hubi is the retirement gatekeeper
I believe that Rafa will retire his legacy at Roland garros as it should be 🏆🥇🏆 💔 as the bull, 22 Grand Slams 🏆🥇🏆 When half of your life has been spent being the best of the best, winning tennis tournaments around the world 💯% Rafa has to be feeling great emotions 💔 leaving behind a great era into retirement 😢 Most of us have enjoyed the 3 other greatest players of our time, Federer, Djokovic and Murray, with adoration & respect for their game/s 🫶 I want Rafa to retire before he has caused more injuries to himself 😢🙏 and not keep playing like Murray, who won't quit because of his love of the game & has already had hip replacement etc. 😢 Rafa Nadal will go down in History as the Bull & I will miss him incredibly 💔 I only want what is best for him & his legacy 🫶 I'm enjoying watching all of the younger generation winning matches in their prime but it also concerns me seeing the number of injuries they're already enduring 😢 I don't recall seeing this happen with Rafa, Roger or Novak 🥇🥇🥇 Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think so. Just saying !!! Rafa Will Always be #1 and Have a Place in My Heart ❤️
Rafa, please play RG and Olimpic, for us your fans. Im your fan since you was 16 th - Umag Croatia !😇GBY
His last tournament will be in Roland Garros ,full circle❤ What the interest playing on grass in June/July and on hard in August/ September,knowing it's his last season?
In hindsight,that trip to Aus was avoidable.He could have focused on the clay swing...started with MC..built momentum slowly ..
Am not sure what yall expecting (reading some of these comments) BUT RAFA ain't superman. He's been gone from tour for almost 2 years & just getting back into the swing of things so anyone who expected him to start winning everything after 5-6 games is mentally not all there #IJS
Lets see if rafa plays at FO or not !
Hurkacz saw Federer out in Wimbledon and now Rafa here.
Still i will not rule out rafa being dominant in PC ... He is a different player in Roland garros
It’s not Nadal he played well enough early on. However, Hurkacz would have beaten anybody today with his huge game.
no Rafa a score never lies ;)
I’m sure deep down he knows he hasn’t got much chance of winning anything big but I guess he’d be happy to play at least 1 match at Roland garos and bow out at the place he has been most successful.
Come on rafa, take at least 1 season more.)))
Hubert Hurkacz, beat ROGER FEDERER in his last match. And he beat RAFA nadal to end his career in Rome.
ceremonies in places feels odd ...italians can be superstitious...I think to say good bye after guy looses is strange... it is like shutting door and saying .. great and bye... he can always come back when ever he has retired and have a special ceremony ..it is another if he lifts trophy...
I agree 💯% and I believe Rafa will retire at Roland garros or the Laver cup ❤ as it should be, Going Out as The Bull ❤
Creo Rafa debe acudir a los torneos para merecidos homenajes y despedirse en la Laver Cup
His game is the day before yesterday, he had to to leave in time.
Never count him out. He's a fighter and he will be better in RG
Sad n suprised to see no felicitation done by the Italian tennis for this man who made their tournament special
But he says that he has not said this will be his last tournament here. I am very surprised to hear this, because he says it was his last in Madrid, and that this is his final year. If you listen in the video he says that the organizers of Rome will have the opportunity to make a tribute to him, like they just did in Madrid, the next year(SSSS)?! potentially, so I am thinking that Nadal has had more progress when training and practicing than what he managed to show today on court and that he does not want to share his plans because he was feeling better than expected in Madrid, but is up and down nowadays, and I believe the conditions at RG will be better for him, slower I guess, and that he is now testing his body more and more with some better results than expected. I think Nadal really wants to play and also create a memory for his young boy so that he can remember to have seen Nadal plaing or winning a tournament. I also think he should be reminded that many of the top tennis players in fact carry injuries themselves and we can actually be glad that Sinner is having some injury issues, that Djokovic probably not will be able to win another slam due to age decline. I think many of the coaching teams train their players too hard and that the players get many smaller injuries all the time. I think it is ridiculous to see Tsitsipas and Ruud playing 3 or 4 tournaments in a row after having had very deep runs in all of them, and now you see the results, Ruud has back problems and lost against a player like Kecmanovic and I do not think Tsitsipas will be at his prime at RG this year.
@@adelaideholmes5674 Excellent analysis. Don't forget, Alcaraz is injured and RG has much bigger court conditions than Rome, allowing Nadal to settled back down and return with more space
The fans did him a little homage. He can have tournament tributes done anytime once he retires, let's not get ahead of ourselves.
@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266 dude it's an open secret that Nadal is retiring this year ....
@@edwinpaul4301 It's practically not a secret, but it's clear as day that he doesn't really want to retire, at least not from the FO (he is hinting that he won't come back to Madrid but he might come back to Rome....obviously because it's the paramount prep tournament for the FO for the next year). So, yeah, there's a possibility he won't retire this year, but it's almost certain he will next year at most.
See you in Roland Garros Rafa!!!
Let's see best of five first before writing him off
If Rafa tightens up a few things, he can still be competitive at Roland Garros
Rafa played well but he couldn’t step up to the next level. His grand slam win days are over but he has a lot to be proud of.
Sabia que seria dificil para Rafa,lastima..,
Winning and loosing is the paret of game ; today you lose tomorrow you will win