“Millions of children took up tennis because of you,” says Novak Djokovic after Rafael Nadal’s retirement announcement

“Rafa, a single post is not enough to express all the respect I have for you and for what you have accomplished for our sport. You have inspired millions of children to take up tennis because of you and I believe that is the greatest achievement anyone could wish for, greets the Serb in his message. Your tenacity, your devotion, your rage to win will be told for decades. Your legacy will live forever. Only you can know everything you endured to become an icon of tennis and sport in general. »