"I have just learned the sad news": Nadal pays tribute to Nicola Pietrangeli

In a message full of emotion, Rafael Nadal expressed his deep sadness following the announcement of Nicola Pietrangeli's death.

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Arthur Millot

le 01/12/2025 à 11h40

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Nadal Pietrangeli

Pietrangeli was not just a champion: he was a symbol.

Twice winner of Roland-Garros (1959, 1960), a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame since 1986, he passed away at the age of 92.

A moving tribute from Nadal

Nadal, in his message, managed to convey what many feel today, immense sadness mixed with gratitude.

In a sport often dominated by modernity, the Spanish king paid tribute to one of his predecessors, a great craftsman of tennis.

"I have just learned the sad news of the passing of a great Italian and world tennis player.

My most sincere condolences to his family, his son Filippo, and the entire Italian tennis community."

His message, sober and respectful, reminds us that beyond titles and trophies, Pietrangeli's greatest merit was to have embodied tennis in its most noble form: passionate, elegant, human.

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