On October 10, the ‘King of Clay’ announced that he would hang up his racquet following the Davis Cup. After hearing this emotional announcement, Iga Swiatek, the ‘Queen of Clay’, shared an emotional post on her tennis idol. “You (Rafa) were and still are the biggest inspiration that I ever had in tennis. The reason why sometimes I got extra motivated and kept pushing myself.” Both Swiatek and Nadal are currently in Malaga. The Polish star is representing her nation at the BJK Cup Finals while Nadal is taking part in the Davis Cup. Amid all this, Swiatek, in an interview, recalled some of her fond memories with Nadal. One at the 2021 Roland Garros.
On October 10, the ‘King of Clay’ announced that he would hang up his racquet following the Davis Cup. After hearing this emotional announcement, Iga Swiatek, the ‘Queen of Clay’, shared an emotional post on her tennis idol. “You (Rafa) were and still are the biggest inspiration that I ever had in tennis. The reason why sometimes I got extra motivated and kept pushing myself.” Both Swiatek and Nadal are currently in Malaga. The Polish star is representing her nation at the BJK Cup Finals while Nadal is taking part in the Davis Cup. Amid all this, Swiatek, in an interview, recalled some of her fond memories with Nadal. One at the 2021 Roland Garros.
So I was like, ‘Wow, this person really knows how to deal with losing, even your favorite tournament.’ I realized that off the court you also need to learn on how to deal with stuff to be a better player on the court,” said Swiatek. A year later, Nadal defeated Casper Ruud in the finals and won the tournament. It was his record-extending 14th and final French Open title and record-extending 22nd and final major title overall. It marked the first time in his career that he won the Australian Open and the French Open in the same calendar year.
