Nadal rubbishes retirement talk after upset loss

Rafael Nadal has rebuffed speech of him retiring anytime soon aft his nonaccomplishment to Cameron Norrie astatine the United Cup.

Norrie notched his archetypal triumph implicit Nadal successful what was their 5th encounter, earning Great Britain its archetypal triumph successful the tourney implicit Spain.

Norrie mislaid the archetypal acceptable but bounced backmost to decision the satellite No.2 subordinate 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 astatine the Ken Rosewell Arena successful Sydney.

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Nadal had nary reply for Norrie, though the question of status successful the aftermath of the nonaccomplishment was rapidly unopen down.

Rafael Nadal reacts aft Cameron Norrie's upset triumph astatine the United Cup. (Getty)

"For me, I mislaid my match, that's it," said Nadal.

"Every clip that I americium coming to a property league it seems that I person to retire.

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"So, you are very, precise funny successful my retirement. I mean, that's, for the moment, not the case.

"When this time arrives, I'm gonna fto you cognize guys. Don't support going with the status (questions) due to the fact that I'm going to support playing tennis."

Cameron Norrie bounced backmost from a archetypal acceptable nonaccomplishment to triumph 2 consecutive and decision Rafael Nadal. (Steve Christo via Getty Images )

The groundbreaking triumph comes aft Norrie bushed Australia's Alex de Minaur connected time 1 of the multi-city tournament.

"That was beauteous crazy," Norrie told Jim Courier courtside.

"I was thinking, conscionable arsenic you said, I'd ne'er won a acceptable earlier truthful I wanted to travel retired and firstly bash that and I had to enactment ace patient. 

"It was a ace carnal match. I truly enjoyed it. It was immense to get done that 1 and yet bushed him. 

"He's beaten maine casual the past fewer times. So a large mode to extremity the twelvemonth for maine and extremity 2022. It was a brainsick atmosphere. Thank you guys. It was amazing."

Rafael Nadal was undone by Cameron Norrie successful Sydney for the archetypal time. (Corbis via Getty Images)

Norrie had his team, Great Britain, connected the sideline for the match.

He was besides joined by friends successful the stadium, who Norrie said whitethorn person enjoyed themselves excessively much.

"I had to lucifer his energy," Norrie said of Nadal.

"Especially this squad event. I had the full squad down me. Tim (Henman, squad captain), he's giving a batch of chat. 

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"I had a mates of friends successful the crowd. Probably had a fewer excessively galore beers present and there. They were loving it. They astir apt needed that. It was a beauteous stressful match.

"I've had a truly bully off-season, played a batch of matches, and it's been bully for me. 

"I felt similar I was uncovering truly bully extent connected my shots and truly dictating the play and wasn't truly letting him bash excessively overmuch harm with his forehand. 

"Tactically, I deliberation it was a beauteous bully lucifer and I served my mode retired of immoderate trouble."

Nadal's adjacent contention volition spot him articulation teammate Paula Badosa successful mixed doubles against Harriet Dart and Daniel Evans of Great Britain connected January 1.

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