Nadal loses to Nuri and is disturbed by questions about retirement: “This is not the time.”

Rafael Nadal They were beaten 2 sets to 1 by the British Cameron Nouri This Friday, during a series of duels between Spain and the United Kingdom l United Cup, a new mixed tournament that opens the 2023 season and scores points for the ATP and WTA rankings. After the match, the 36-year-old Spaniard, who is currently ranked second in the world, was bothered by a number of questions about his possible retirement within the next year.

“I don’t have to keep playing for any particular reason, I keep playing because of my passion for the sport. When I don’t feel the passion anymore, I’ll stop playing. They seem very interested in my retirement. I’m here to play tennis and it’s still not time to retire,” he said. The greatest Grand Slam winner in history.

Facing Nouri, after winning the first set by dominating the fifth game, Nadal worsened in the next set. He took his first break of the game in the sixth inning and saw the Brit emerge in services until he finished Partial at 6/3. The third set was more even, but Nuri grew back after getting another break and putting 6/4 on the scoreboard.

With Nadal gone, Spain lost 2-0 in the series as Nuria Barrezas-Diaz was knocked out 2-1 by Katie Swan. There are still three matches between the two countries. In the Nations Cup, nations are divided into groups of three. The first place in each group will face the winner of the other category located in the same city. The Spaniards and the British are in Group D in Sydney alongside host Australia.

Friday saw other big names compete in the FA Cup. World No. 1 Iga Swiatek played her part with Poland and beat Yulia Putintseva 2 sets to 0, with two parts 6/1 and 6/3. However, the series is tied, as Daniel Michalski, from Kazakhstan, beat Poland’s Timofey Skatov.

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