Nike, Rafael Nadal's equipment supplier, paid tribute to him this Tuesday in Paris, in the city which saw him triumph 14 times on the clay court of Roland-Garros.
Rafael Nadal is currently in Malaga to play the last tournament of his career during the Davis Cup, but a beautiful tribute was paid to him in his second home, 1800 kilometers from Andalusia. While the Bull of Manacor lost for what should be the last singles match of his career against Botic van de Zandschulp, giant images of the Spaniard were projected this Tuesday evening on the Rights Square. Man, on the Place du Trocadéro in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
A tribute to the initiative of Nike, the equipment supplier of the 38-year-old player, who wanted to celebrate the man who won 14 titles in his garden at Roland-Garros, a few hectometers from the Trocadéro.
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Nadal and Paris, a beautiful love story
Despite the rain in the Parisian night, nearly three hours of screenings were organized in front of the Eiffel Tower, an iconic place for Nadal, used to posing in front of the Iron Lady with the Musketeers' Cup in his hands. During the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Majorcan collected the Olympic flame from the hands of Zinédine Zidane before boarding a boat alongside Serena Williams, Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci.
In 19 appearances at Roland-Garros, the Spaniard holds an impressive record of 112 victories for four defeats (96.55%) since his first victory in 2005. Beaten by Alexander Zverev in the first round this year, Nadal left his garden for good during the Olympic Games last summer, after a defeat against Novak Djokovic in the singles in the second round, and in the doubles quarter-final with his young heir Carlos Alcaraz.
