The Spaniard made his feelings abundantly clear when reporters asked the dreaded question. 😬 9WWOS UnitedCup
Nadal had no answer for Norrie, though the question of retirement in the wake of the loss was quickly shut down."For me, I lost my match, that's it," said Nadal.Watch Team Australia take on the world in the United Cup, live and exclusive on"So, you are very, very interested in my retirement. I mean, that's, for the moment, not the case.
"When this day arrives, I'm gonna let you know guys. Don't keep going with the retirement because I'm going to keep playing tennis."The groundbreaking win comes after Norrie beat Australia's Alex de Minaur on day one of the multi-city tournament."I was thinking, just as you said, I'd never won a set before so I wanted to come out and firstly do that and I had to stay super patient.
"It was a super physical match. I really enjoyed it. It was huge to get through that one and finally beat him. "He's beaten me easy the last few times. So a great way to end the year for me and end 2022. It was a crazy atmosphere. Thank you guys. It was amazing."Norrie had his team, Great Britain, on the sideline for the match."I had to match his energy," Norrie said of Nadal.British star stuns Rafa in Sydney
"I had a couple of friends in the crowd. Probably had a few too many beers here and there. They were loving it. They probably needed that. It was a pretty stressful match."I felt like I was finding really good depth on my shots and really dictating the play and wasn't really letting him do too much damage with his forehand. Nadal's next contest will see him join teammate Paula Badosa in mixed doubles against Harriet Dart and Daniel Evans of Great Britain on January 1.
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