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  • First, I want to thank His Excellency and the entire CELA team for organizing this incredible event.

  • Congratulations.

  • It was an amazing, amazing experience.

  • Thank you for inviting us quite often now.

  • It's been less than a year I've been twice here in Riyadh playing tennis in front of one of the most passionate crowds, really amazing crowd.

  • Thank you all so much for coming every single match in big numbers and really showing your appreciation, respect and support for this sport, for all the players.

  • Thank you so much.

  • You've been amazing.

  • Now, to Rafa.

  • I don't know where to start.

  • I'll go back to the very first match that we played against each other back in 2005, I think it was.

  • Who would know that we are standing here almost 20 years later with more than 60 times that we face each other on the biggest stage in this sport.

  • I have the utmost respect for you.

  • Incredible athlete, incredible person.

  • You know, the rivalry has been incredible, really, and has been very intense.

  • So I hope that we'll have a chance to maybe sit on the beach somewhere and have a little drink, reflecting on life, talking about something else, you know, and I would like to congratulate all your team and all your family on an amazing career that Rafa had.

  • It's also your success.

  • I know how much sacrifice family has to put into the career and the life of a professional tennis player.

  • I can only imagine the highs and lows that you were going through with him.

  • So you deserve this success as much as he does.

  • So congratulations.

  • An amazing, amazing career.

  • Yeah, I mean, it's difficult.

  • I could speak all night, but I don't want to take away too much time.

  • I think Rafa should speak instead of me.

  • But once again, it's been an incredible honor, as I told you at the net.

  • Incredible pleasure to share the court with you.

  • And you know, it's quite an emotional moment, you know, emotional day.

  • You know, we've been playing so many matches over so many years.

  • And don't leave tennis, man.

  • Stay a little bit more.

  • Stay with us.

  • Yeah, I will finish with one big thank you from not just me, but all of the tennis world for what you have done.

  • You left incredible legacy and mark, and we really appreciate it.

First, I want to thank His Excellency and the entire CELA team for organizing this incredible event.

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