London, Oct 23 (EFE).- Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach, revealed his admiration for the ‘Big Three’ made up of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer and said that he was sad when the Balearic retired “because he would surely see that I couldn’t compete at the level I had been at for two decades.
In an interview with “Sky Sports”, the Spanish coach, who declared himself a “terrible tennis player”, spoke about the goodbye of Nadal, who will retire in the next Davis Cup in Malaga, and the influence of the three grandmasters of tennis.
“A little sad,” he said of his reaction to Nadal’s announcement.
“I think it happened because he saw that he couldn’t compete at the level he had been at for two decades. I admire them a lot, for their consistency, for being there every season, for how they have never given up and come back after every injury. They are three geniuses “I try to learn from their body language, how they react in difficult moments. We will miss them very much.”
Guardiola stressed that he really likes to pay attention to their “behavior” and especially what they do when they “lose a game or a point.”
“I like to see how athletes react in the toughest moments,” added Guardiola, who this summer already demonstrated his love for tennis by attending Wimbledon to watch Alexander Zverev play on center court. After the match, the German player told him that if he ever got tired of coaching football, he could try coaching him. EFE
