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Carlos Moya discusses Nadal’s farewell at Davis Cup and the emotional impact
ATPTuesday, 15 October 2024 at 19:30
Carlos Moya revealed that he knew about Rafael Nadal's retirement before the 22-time Grand Slam champion's announcement. The Spanish coach was one of the first to learn of Nadal’s decision, which was recently made public, with Nadal announcing that his final tournament will be the Davis Cup Finals.
Spain's team qualified for the last 8 of the Davis Cup, which will be held in Málaga from November 19 to 24. Moya commented on Nadal's great effort to have a strong 2024 season, but once again, injuries prevented him from finding consistency.
Moya shares Nadal’s retirement dilemma
Nadal will be joining a team that includes Carlos Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreño Busta, and doubles specialist Marcel Granollers. They will face the Netherlands team, led by Tallon Griekspoor and Botic Van de Zandschulp. Nadal is set to play as the second singles player after 4-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz.
"I’ve known for days now that he told the team and me that the Davis Cup was going to be the last tournament he was going to play. Knowing him, we suspected that it was going to happen and that it was going to be there," Moya said about Nadal’s retirement.
"I will now have a period of mourning at work because something breaks up with someone like Rafa who we have known since we were children," he added. "The only way to feel something similar would be to coach a son.”
Nadal has been away from the courts after suffering a hip injury at the 2023 Australian Open. After being sidelined all season, Nadal hoped to regain his rhythm in 2024 and have a strong clay swing, but he was unable to achieve the expected results, including an early exit at Roland Garros.
Rafa Nadal at 2024 Madrid Open.
"The last option a tennis player turns to is surgery because it is difficult for everything to return to normal, and that is what he did last year to try to be competitive again and reach the highest level," Moya said during his aforementioned appearance.
"We have thought quite similarly during this period since the operation; at that time, we didn't know if he would return, although he had the operation with that goal in mind,” he added. "We see that he is training and that his level is good, so the excitement is great.”
During the season, Nadal competed in seven tournaments, six of them on clay courts. His coach, Moya, commented that during the French Open, they discussed the possibility of retirement, although both agreed to keep the options open before making a final decision: "At Roland Garros, we had a conversation, and he asked me if I thought he should retire or hold back a bit. I told him not to say anything beforehand, to have a good tournament, not to close himself off, and he thought the same," Moya concluded.
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