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WATCH: Carlos Alcaraz and team get emotional after Rafael Nadal retirement announcement

Carlos Alcaraz and his team react to Rafael Nadal's retirement announcement and get emotional. The young Spaniard will be missing his biggest idol.

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Rafael Nadal an Carlos Alcaraz (Source- India Today)

Spanish superstar and World number 2 Carlos Alcaraz and his team react to Rafael Nadal announcing his retirement from professional tennis. The emotional reaction from the 21-year-old and his team shows how much the King of Clay meant to them and how much impact he has had on the game.

The announcement of King Of Clay Rafael Nadal retiring is certainly one of the saddest days in the game of tennis which has caught everyone's attention. The whole tennis World also gave their reactions to the news and it is hard to see a day where we will not get to see the great Spanish legend on the court who has only given us some amazing moments in the game which we can never forget at all.

Also read: Tennis World reacts to Rafael Nadal's retirement announcement; The end of an iconic career

Alcaraz and the team react to the news.

This is certainly a tough pill to swallow for all the tennis fans and it seemed like it was even tougher to swallow for his fellow compatriot and protege Carlos Alcaraz and his team, The 21-year-old and his team were visibly emotional after hearing the news. Alcaraz has even made it clear how much the 22-time Grand Slam winner means to him saying that he was the reason he started to play tennis and is one of his biggest idols in the game who he always looked up to. The shocked reaction from the World Number 2 shows how much love he has for El Nino.

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It was already evident in Alcaraz's message to Nadal how much he appreciates the legendary icon who has also played in the Olympics with him this season. This reaction from the 4-time Grand Slam winner shows the amount of love and respect he has for one of the greatest tennis players of all time and he will be missed by everyone. 

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