Rafael Nadal’s Emotional Farewell to Madrid: A Look at His Record-Breaking Tennis Career

He already made it clear Rafael Nadal one day before he started in the Mutua Madrid open how important it was for him to be able to say goodbye to Madrid. He even admitted that his presence in the team was due to a more emotional side of the sport. “Maybe I wouldn’t go out to play tomorrow, but it’s Madrid and they mix many things on an emotional levelthat they will take me out to play tomorrow,” said the Spaniard. number 20 in the Madrid tournament, which until 2008 was played on a hard court and at the country house in Madrid. He is the most capped tennis player in Madrid and the second most played in the same tournament, ahead of Feliciano Lopez who has 22 sections in Barcelona. And the back of the Balearic appears Andrew Agassi with 19 internal appearances Miami y Roger Federer with 19 in Basel. Although, it should be noted that this prestigious list does not include the Grand Slam.

📊 Tennis players with the most appearances in one tournament (Open Era / Men’s Singles):

🇪🇸 Feliciano López | 22, Barcelona
🇪🇸 Rafa Nadal | 20, Madrid
🇺🇸 Andre Agassi | 19, Miami
🇨🇭 Roger Federer | 19, Basel

📝 Grand Slam excluded pic.twitter.com/sd4rnYYWSW

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