Carlos Moya: "We must make the most of the time Nadal has left on the court".

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Guillaume Nonque

le 21/05/2024 à 13h29

1 min to read

Moya Nadal Roland Garros

Rafael Nadal is very likely to play his last season as a professional tennis player this year. His retirement, after Roger Federer's and before Novak Djokovic's, will mark the end of an era. In the meantime, it remains to enjoy every last appearance of the greatest clay-court player in history.

A consideration that concerns all tennis fans, and his head coach, Carlos Moya, is no exception. The former world No. 1 and winner of the 1998 French Open even confided that he had changed his habits somewhat in order to be able to enjoy it even more.

Carlos Moya: "We have to make the most of the time he has left on the court, being aware that it's very unlikely that something like this will happen again. The adrenalin he's feeling right now... he'll never feel it again and he's really enjoying it. It's something you miss when you stop playing.

Personally, I'm never on the court when he gets on or off, but I am this year because I love seeing the love he gets from people when he gets on the court. He's one of the great stars of this sport, he's about to retire, and it's really incredible to see that."