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After playing the tournament so many times as a player, Dani Gimeno has had to experience these last Mutua Madrid Open from the sidelines. This time, accompanying Roberto Bautista on his final visit to the capital. We talked to him to find out how this farewell calendar is going.

Dressed in shorts with a backpack over his shoulder, as if he had just finished playing his first-round match. This is how Dani Gimeno Traver (Nules, 1985) welcomes us in the corridors of the Mutua Madrid Open hours after Roberto Bautista lost to Argentine Tirante. In his farewell season, emotions are running high at each stop, but a bit sharper when playing at home.

For Dani, emotions will multiply in a few weeks when he orchestrates the renewed Copa Faulconbridge at the Club de Tenis Valencia, where they will celebrate the promotion to Challenger 175 category. There we will see him debuting as a director, a crucial role for ensuring that this event not only remains on the circuit but also dreams of further growth. We discussed all this and more with him during the following interview.

How difficult must it be to play here knowing it's the last time.

I see Rober more relaxed since he made the announcement, without that uncertainty of how far his body and tennis can take him, so he has freed himself in that aspect. Madrid has always been very important to him; he has reached semifinals here and won the Davis Cup. It's one of his home tournaments. We discussed it right after the loss to Tirante, and he told me, 'It's incredible, nerves until the last day.' In the end, the day he doesn't feel those nerves anymore, it will mean it's all over. Tirante played very well, he caused us a lot of trouble with his serve.

Does this loss hurt less or does it hurt just as much?

It hurts just as much. Now what he has shed is that constant worry that we tennis players always have about rankings or the need to accumulate points. He wants to perform well at every tournament he attends; he wants to give his best. Otherwise, he would have retired here, in Valencia, or at Roland Garros. He wants to have a good year, and that's why he continues to prepare strictly, not deviating even a millimeter from his diet or rest.

Any advice you asked Pablo Andújar for?

The aspect I am least trained in is public speaking, the opposite of Pablo, who excels in it. The guy is great with people; he has such great ease (laughs). This year, when I take the mic, the difference will show, so I will try to be relaxed. It helps a lot to have him around.

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