There will never be anyone like Rafa, he is so unique and we are so privileged to have witnessed an athlete like this. Not just an athlete but a living legend who surpassed the status of a regular athlete. Very rare that some individuals really become bigger than the sport, they become icons. Tennis for a very very long time will not be close to that level again. Djoko alone also isn't the same anymore...
The only player to have a statue in a grand slam venue, Rolland Garros. He was the only player to win a grand slam 14 times. Also, the only man born right-handed to win 22 grand slams playing has a left-handed.
Tennis fans should never forget what he has achieved even though he was the most injured out of the big 3 with his h2h score amongst the big 3 before the age of 37 with that many slams in the era that he played in.
@darrionrobson8004 Yeah, but it's been noticeable on court for a while now. The last time (to me) he looked huge on court was at RG 2020, since then he seemed to be shrinking away. And moreso after RG 2022 when the final round of injuries began, then again after the AO 2023 hip injury. After that his tight bounce was gone, and his movement became more laborious. He was a gladiator, but he's moving onto the next phase of his life... As do we all...
Another interview wasted on basic questions that lead to basic PR answers. A Quick Look into past Rafa interviews and one can easily determine that he would shrug off most of these surface level questions. What a missed opportunity.
Α ρε Rafa.. Καλό παιδί... PS. All the tennis conversations are being held in English, but at some point our emotions come out in our native tongues.. Respect to my favourite player in all languages.. Take care Rafael.. 😁😁
I wish there was a separate atp for the older players so they wouldn’t have to retire. I think a lot of people would enjoy watching Nadal vs Federer vs Djokovic vs the younger generation or at least both!
Worthless interview with the most lacklustre interviewer. The only reason Rafa and the others are there is because of the money, there's no other story here.
Considering he is a very wealthy man, I am not sure he should be promoting a tennis academy in a place where there are human rights abuses. Maybe he regrets agreeing to it. He doesn't seem that enthusiastic.
I can't imagine 23 years of doing these types of interviews, week after week, to promote events. Rafa is a patient person, and the interviewer was pleasant enough, but I thought Rafa was tired and lacklustre after so many years of this. I'm also disappointed that Rafa is playing here at all. I think Federer with all his money making schemes has propelled Rafa into this meaningless exhibition. Federer knows, as a businessman, that people will turn out, and pay more, to see him and Rafa for the last time. Rafa's advisors should have told him to stay home and relax before the Davis Cup final. It's not as if any of them need the money, unless they intend to donate it to their charitable foundations.
bro he's getting 1.5mill to show up, he better be ok to do an interview if they ask him to do one for 5 mins. He can literally lose 2 sets and walk away with 1.5mill or somehow win 2 matches. It's not much at all
Rafa looks tired, sad or perhaps angry or suffering a lot. Looks like he just cried a lot or went trough a lot of pain or anger a few minutes before the interview.
People commenting the interview questions are terrible, same old same old which is kind of funny considering how many people could only think to comment about Rafa looking old/tired/bored. Why??! 🤦🏽♀️
Nadal is such a great ambassador of the sport! This 6 Kings Slam is nothing but an exhibition money grab! It means nothing but putting the Saudis on the sports world map with all their cash‼
Bummer it's in Saudi Arabia...they can buy EVERYTHING they want! Don't get me wrong, I love Rafa, I just wish they would have done this cool tournament somewhere else. 🤑🤮🤑🤮
He doesn't look so enthusiastic and motivated, he looks like forced to play by compromise hahaha...., probably he fear of ridicule because actually he's the weakest of the kings! Wakeup man, smile, and enjoy, it doesn't matter wining or losing.
@@omairkazi3994 Don't be ridiculous, we are talking about present, not about records and career..., he's the weakest right now , he won't win any match
I think it's clear that YOU don't understand the concept of human beings ageing at different speeds and in different ways. No, steroids are NOT the only thing that makes people look older. Idiot.
Amazing to think if you take Joker 10 Aus open GS , he would still be the GOAT with 14 GS total. If you take 8 Wimbledon from Fed , he would have 12 GS total and if you take 14 Frenh fro. Nadal would have 8 GS total and he wouldn't be even 3rd best in history, he would be in the middle of the pack. Just amazing how much french GS added to make him second Best instead of being in the middle of the pack.
Its an error to see records separated, obviously each player has a different favourite surface, and they also have accomplished so many titles in the other surfaces. If i look in the other way, its incredible how many tournaments in hard court and grass this man has won considering that how hard was for him in the beggining to adapt to this surfaces
He'd be tied with Sampras on 14. There are four slams on three surfaces and it gives an advantage to players who's game is suited to faster courts. It's not where they are played it's about the surface. Type in: Djokovic best surface and the top result is Hard court Hard court. Djokovic's favourite and most successful surface is hardcourt where he has a record 14 Grand Slam titles. Federer best surface Roger Federer won 192 of his 221 matches on grass, which is more than any other man in the Open Era, and he also holds the best win percentage on his favourite surface. So that leaves Federer 12 Djokovic 10 Nadal 8
@_MrAvocado_ Obviously math is not your favourite subject. Take 10 Aus open out of Joker 24 GS total will leave him 14 GS but you just want Fed who won most of his GS beating no one in the weakest era of men's tennis before Nadal and Joker came in to be the first but too bad for you he is not.
I never saw nadal less excited for a tournament
You’re just saying this because it’s in Saudi
@@UmarKhan-zr1gw No, because he hates to loose and he just gave up his comeback.
@@user-rb5il9zo5f No one likes to lose.
does any player likes to loose!!!
He is just sad
Can't imagine tennis without Rafael Nadal will miss him a lot been mine role model for life
I started watching tennis bcz of federer and then I knew about nadal too and became a fan of both later.
Thank you KING
There will never be anyone like Rafa, he is so unique and we are so privileged to have witnessed an athlete like this. Not just an athlete but a living legend who surpassed the status of a regular athlete. Very rare that some individuals really become bigger than the sport, they become icons. Tennis for a very very long time will not be close to that level again. Djoko alone also isn't the same anymore...
Rafa improved his english so much.
After twenty years 😊
This is true and says so much, thinking that it still is a clear style of Spanglish..
I still remember his interview in winning his 1st wimbledon against Roger . Yeah he improve a lot .
I mean what else can the man do lol . He’s done it all . Now he’s conquered English lol
Rafa is one of the all time greats and for sure the greatest clay court player of all time.
The only player to have a statue in a grand slam venue, Rolland Garros. He was the only player to win a grand slam 14 times.
Also, the only man born right-handed to win 22 grand slams playing has a left-handed.
Will be fun to see a podcast with Rafa and novak in the near future when they both retire
Tennis will never be the same never ever for me. How luck were we to experience this golden tennis generation
I feel the same way. Others will hear about it, but we witnessed it! I loved every second ❤️
Hope Nole can play until 40 and celebrate his retirement with Roger & Rafa. So grateful to witness this golden era.
Rafa, my King. I will miss you on the Tour. Inspired me throughout my whole life.
we will miss Rafa ; great man .thanks for everything you do and any time you give
Rafa, you're an absolute gentleman and you will be sorely missed by tennis across the world 🌎 👏
Thanks to all those who liked this, end of an era, vamos rafa
Tennis fans should never forget what he has achieved even though he was the most injured out of the big 3 with his h2h score amongst the big 3 before the age of 37 with that many slams in the era that he played in.
One day we will know why he was injured so much? How does a man maintain that size playing that intense anaerobic style⁉ Many suspect doping‼
@@quentincrisp6933Come on! Was that comment really necessary? Let him be!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Incredible 😮career, NADAL
All hail to an absolute champion 💪 & an emperor of Tennis 🎾
Vamos Rafa ❤
What’s it’s like to play in Saudi - “well……..”
I thought he looked older, suddenly
@darrionrobson8004 Yeah, but it's been noticeable on court for a while now. The last time (to me) he looked huge on court was at RG 2020, since then he seemed to be shrinking away. And moreso after RG 2022 when the final round of injuries began, then again after the AO 2023 hip injury. After that his tight bounce was gone, and his movement became more laborious. He was a gladiator, but he's moving onto the next phase of his life... As do we all...
For few millions dollars any one will say its fantastic.
Another interview wasted on basic questions that lead to basic PR answers. A Quick Look into past Rafa interviews and one can easily determine that he would shrug off most of these surface level questions. What a missed opportunity.
What kind of questions do you like to ask him, how many times he jerks every day!....there's not so much to ask, it's tennis
Indeed...big yawn
completely agree.
But what else would you ask him? I love the guy but at the end, what more you can ask to a tennis player.
@@chromaticvisuelle you clearly don't know anything about the sport or the players to not think of "anything else" to ask rafa
Phenomenadal for once last ride@Six Kings.
Tennis will never be the same without Rafa and Roger.
Α ρε Rafa.. Καλό παιδί...
PS. All the tennis conversations are being held in English, but at some point our emotions come out in our native tongues..
Respect to my favourite player in all languages..
Take care Rafael.. 😁😁
Rafa is always consistent and congruent in every interview he gives. Never change his thoughts.
I wish there was a separate atp for the older players so they wouldn’t have to retire. I think a lot of people would enjoy watching Nadal vs Federer vs Djokovic vs the younger generation or at least both!
its heartbreaking to see rafa retire earlier than planned because of injuries. he will always be my favourite player of all time
Worthless interview with the most lacklustre interviewer. The only reason Rafa and the others are there is because of the money, there's no other story here.
We are gonna miss you Rafa!!!!
Considering he is a very wealthy man, I am not sure he should be promoting a tennis academy in a place where there are human rights abuses. Maybe he regrets agreeing to it. He doesn't seem that enthusiastic.
I love how he forget about Rune and Medvedev, lol
I can't imagine 23 years of doing these types of interviews, week after week, to promote events. Rafa is a patient person, and the interviewer was pleasant enough, but I thought Rafa was tired and lacklustre after so many years of this.
I'm also disappointed that Rafa is playing here at all. I think Federer with all his money making schemes has propelled Rafa into this meaningless exhibition. Federer knows, as a businessman, that people will turn out, and pay more, to see him and Rafa for the last time. Rafa's advisors should have told him to stay home and relax before the Davis Cup final. It's not as if any of them need the money, unless they intend to donate it to their charitable foundations.
Rafa has been an ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation for a while. I don't think Federer has anything to do with that
…get some sleep.
Federer's money printer is the Laver Cup, this is the Saudis just greenwashing their image by bringing global sporting events to their country.
bro he's getting 1.5mill to show up, he better be ok to do an interview if they ask him to do one for 5 mins. He can literally lose 2 sets and walk away with 1.5mill or somehow win 2 matches. It's not much at all
The interviews are part of the job.The promoters and sponsors demand it.
Tbf he committed to the tournament ages ago, before he knew exactly when he would retire. Davis Cup will be his proper send off.
❤
Always great to hear from Nadal, but this was a disappointing job by the interviewer. Very boring and basic questions.
Dislike for the questions asked
Rafa depressed af and can barely hide it. Especially when they ask him how excited he is to potentially play Djokovic haha.
Nadal looks so much older😢
I think its just the hair loss
His genetics.
Dude! The grind has taken a toll on his body, His worrior, cant give up mind set wasnt human amways so...
What a bad interview
he looks 45 starting to get that stare.
I'm in South Africa, how can I watch the Six Kings Slam from here? Please help!
En la plataforma DAZN lo dan gratis, creo que para todo el mundo, sólo tienes que registrarte.
It’s the FIRST Time EVER, when I see Rafa don’t want to play anymore at all..And obviously he doesn’t want to play there NOW anymore….
he looks aged and tired. Wish him a relaxed few more games and then a beautiful journey whatever he will do
Wil this channel be broadcasting the matches? Or does one have to pay for membership 😊
according to their website they are available for free, but you do have to sign up
@@joosiej85 I think its only free for people in the UK......Im subscribed but waiting for Nadals match to display...
Rafa looks tired, sad or perhaps angry or suffering a lot. Looks like he just cried a lot or went trough a lot of pain or anger a few minutes before the interview.
Wow, Rafa aging and shrinking in stature, muscle loss apparent. Djokovic however has never looked better, Djokovic pectoral muscles bigger than ever!
We're getting old man
Rafa is sounding flat
awful interview, typical questions...
Rafa looking older there now - definitely his time to bow out.
its the lighting. and stop being so negative
People commenting the interview questions are terrible, same old same old which is kind of funny considering how many people could only think to comment about Rafa looking old/tired/bored. Why??! 🤦🏽♀️
Why so serious Rafa
Legend ❤
When I heard Saudi Arabia, I immediately turned off.
Nadal is such a great ambassador of the sport! This 6 Kings Slam is nothing but an exhibition money grab! It means nothing but putting the Saudis on the sports world map with all their cash‼
This interview definitely took place before Rafa announced his retirement
No, it took place in Riyadh where he actually is right now. 😅
He looks 55...he went from fit 20s looking suddenly to this
The PIF Logo is everywhere now, by 2030 it will take Ownership of the big 3 in USA (Football-Baseball-Basketball), get use to it.
Legenda kao i djoković i federer!
Bummer it's in Saudi Arabia...they can buy EVERYTHING they want! Don't get me wrong, I love Rafa, I just wish they would have done this cool tournament somewhere else.
🤑🤮🤑🤮
$6 million reasons to play there.
He doesn't look so enthusiastic and motivated, he looks like forced to play by compromise hahaha...., probably he fear of ridicule because actually he's the weakest of the kings!
Wakeup man, smile, and enjoy, it doesn't matter wining or losing.
This has always been nadals personality. He has never been the most outgoing personality wise
Give the man a break, just announced retirement. Nothing is exciting
lol Nadal has nothing to prove. How many slams have the other “kings” have?
He has 22 slams. Definitely not the weakest king. You probably started watching tennis this year😭😭
@@omairkazi3994
Don't be ridiculous, we are talking about present, not about records and career..., he's the weakest right now , he won't win any match
Nah he lied .. he was there for money only 😂. We got u rafa ...
To play in Saudi..err I like the money.
G O A T.
Yo, why does Rafa look like he's 60 now? 💀
I mean it’s been like that for a while
Because he is 60
Stress
What a terrible interviewer
JUST FOR THE 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
these are terrible questions
Rafa will have the time now for that hair transplant to really kick in👏
He has done 2 or 3 already. It only made things worse.
Nadal has had 1 FUE in 2016 but not any more. Its up to him if he wants to try a 2nd time, but does he have enough donor zone available?
at 38 he looks 50, while Nole at 38 looks 28...
I think is clear who didnt abuse R oids...
novak still going strong at 37 ahahah sure he is not on roids novak looks 37 ahahahah insane cope 28
I think it's clear that YOU don't understand the concept of human beings ageing at different speeds and in different ways. No, steroids are NOT the only thing that makes people look older. Idiot.
Roids actually improve aging and give you a more youthful look
More like 55 plus. Novak is almost as his prime 20s still and looks max 28
@@davidc4408 novak looks like a normal regular 37 yrs old guy stop being deluded and u clearly dont know how 55+yrs man looks like
nagoat
it´s a shame how he is balding
The Middle East is not a countryvRafa😢
But Saudi in the middle east erggghh
He is 38. But looks like a 50 year old guy
Still a lovely man though.
Amazing to think if you take Joker 10 Aus open GS , he would still be the GOAT with 14 GS total. If you take 8 Wimbledon from Fed , he would have 12 GS total and if you take 14 Frenh fro. Nadal would have 8 GS total and he wouldn't be even 3rd best in history, he would be in the middle of the pack.
Just amazing how much french GS added to make him second Best instead of being in the middle of the pack.
Its an error to see records separated, obviously each player has a different favourite surface, and they also have accomplished so many titles in the other surfaces. If i look in the other way, its incredible how many tournaments in hard court and grass this man has won considering that how hard was for him in the beggining to adapt to this surfaces
He'd be tied with Sampras on 14.
There are four slams on three surfaces and it gives an advantage to players who's game is suited to faster courts. It's not where they are played it's about the surface.
Type in: Djokovic best surface and the top result is
Hard court
Hard court. Djokovic's favourite and most successful surface is hardcourt where he has a record 14 Grand Slam titles.
Federer best surface
Roger Federer won 192 of his 221 matches on grass, which is more than any other man in the Open Era, and he also holds the best win percentage on his favourite surface.
So that leaves
Federer 12
Djokovic 10
Nadal 8
@jga3712 yeah but it's amazing think without 14 French open , Nadal would be in the middle of the Pack and not the se one best in the history.
@@_MrAvocado_ Exactly. Just goes to show Joker would be the GOAT in any era.
@_MrAvocado_ Obviously math is not your favourite subject. Take 10 Aus open out of Joker 24 GS total will leave him 14 GS but you just want Fed who won most of his GS beating no one in the weakest era of men's tennis before Nadal and Joker came in to be the first but too bad for you he is not.
Donate money...they dont need 6.000.000