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 | Schwiatek about honoring Nadal at the RG: I cried a couple of times during the ceremony, tried to somehow hold on3-12-2025 |
Iga Šwiatek shared her impressions of the ceremony in honor of Rafael Nadal. – I think I cried a couple of times during the ceremony, I tried to somehow hold on. It’s great that Roland Garros dedicated such a beautiful farewell to the greatest player. Happy that I was able to visit there.
Rafa is a very modest person, always caring - including showing attention to those who surrounded him and who helped him. You saw how tears appeared in his eyes when the tournament staff appeared on the court.
I will always remember his attitude towards tennis. In 2021, when he lost to Novak in the semifinals, I myself was simply broken. We all lived in the same hotel, the next day I met him at breakfast and asked how he was feeling.
And he was relaxed, absolutely calm: he said that this was just a tennis match, that there would definitely be other chances. And I`m like: what? Why am I crying then if he doesn’t cry? – Sports correspondent Andrey Vasiliev quotes Shventek as saying.
I cried with Nadal when he said goodbye to Roland Garros. This is stunningly beautiful