Fritz: "I was surprised that Nadal was going to retire in the Davis Cup"

Taylor Fritz is now a semifinalist in the ATP Shanghai Masters after defeating David Goffin. Another Masters 1000 semifinal for the American who is already waiting for Djokovic or Mensik. In a press conference, Fritz was, of course, asked about Rafa Nadal's retirement: "Many people were expecting his retirement to be announced. I was very surprised that it was during the Davis Cup; many were expecting it at Roland Garros, Madrid, or Barcelona. He has been trying to recover for a long time, and the fact that his retirement is happening during the Davis Cup just shows that he has been trying to play for a long time. I have been very lucky to have played against Rafa a couple of times, in his last full year playing with a relatively solid schedule. I grew up watching Rafa. He and Roger dominated the sport, and it has been an honor to play at the same time as someone I watched on TV when I was a little kid. So, it has been an honor to play with him; it's the end of an era."

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