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Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement From Tennis, Stars Pay Tribute
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from the game after 23 years, and stars including Roger Federer and Coco Gauff have paid tribute
The 38-year-old from Spain, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles over the course of his incredible 23-year career, shared footage from some of his tennis highlights, and spoke about the “difficult decision” to retire on Thursday, October 10. Within minutes of announcing his retirement, Nadal was being flooded with messages on social media from some of his tennis friends and rivals. In 2019, Nadal married Maria Francisca Perello, and the couple have one child, a toddler son named Rafael Jr., who was born in Mallorca, Spain, in 2022 — and the star absolutely loves fatherhood, describing it as “an unexpected adventure.”
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