To say goodbye in every single tournament?

I dont have the ego to need that.

You challenged me in ways no one else could, Federer wrote on X.

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You made Spain proud.

you made the whole tennis world proud.

In a special presentation on the court, Nadal said his final words as a tennis professional.

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Nadal bids an emotional farewell to the crowd at the Davis Cup in Malaga, Spain, on November 19.

I had a great family who supported me in every moment.