Rafael Nadal: Uncle Toni confesses his biggest regret

The words of Toni Nadal

During an interview given to the microphones of "El Partidazo de Cope", Toni Nadal, among other topics, dwelt on his nephew Rafa’s decision to hang up his racket at the end of the 2024 season. In addition, the Mallorcan’s uncle also revealed an important regret regarding his relative’s career.

"For several seasons Rafa could not play the full year, he missed many Slams due to injuries. Djokovic è the tennis player who won the most; Federer the one who played the best tennis, while my nephew if he had not suffered the serious foot problem would have been the strongest of all" began the uncle of the 22-time Slam champion.

"He è got used to living with pain. For many years he had problems and almost always came out stronger than before. He had problems that seemed to sink him but he è always managed to get back up. This willpowerè allowed him to be able to come back and compete again, but seeing that day after day things were not getting resolved, he had to make the decision to stop playing. If he had not overcome all those difficulties, però he would not have become soì strong" continued the Manacor native.

"In 2005 he suffered an injury to the bone in his foot, the doctor told us that his career was over, asè his patients with that problem were only able to play light sports. We did not give up. At that time he started using insoles that changed his ground bearing. Those insoles saved his career, but they also forced him to have to change the way he ran, the balance and the stress on his body. Thus arose the knee and back problems" added the Spanish coach.

"I think the Wimbledon final in 2008 was the most important match of his career. It was number one against number two, in the most emblematic place in world tennis. It was a match that had everything it takes to remain in the history of the sport. Rafa won the first two sets, Federer recovered, and the match was decided in the fifth set. In the end he managed to win my nephew, beating the best of them all where no one could beat him. That remains his most beautiful match" concluded Toni Nadal.