Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome

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[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

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[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

El escritor Javier Cercas ingresa en la RAE https://t.co/iBzEKmctGm

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

Happy place. Domingo, 7:46 h, 10*C

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

@LeonorWatling1 Jajajajaja horóscopo implacable. ¡Dile no a la condescendencia!

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

@Pedro_Torrijos Estupendo hilo. Gracias por la explicación.

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

@DELOSSANTOSLEAL una breve nota para elogiar su contundente intervención en @EspejoPublico, durante la surrealista entrevista en relación con el caso del convento. Mención honorífica para @susannagriso por su paciencia y su agudeza.

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

¡Ganamos! Campeones de Liga. La 36. ¡Hala Madrid y nada más! @realmadrid

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

@lannaviv21 El clima está de sushi. Yo opinando alegremente…

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

@lannaviv21 No te vayas a tomar cinco días de reflexión sobre el tema…

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

Cuando no sabes si el corte de texto te dice algo más…

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

¿Qué significa regenerar la democracia?

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

Inquietante.

[Francisco Marhuenda @pacomarhuenda]

Estamos ante un giro populista muy grave. Es un culto a la personalidad del líder. Es una tomadura de pelo y una deriva muy inquietante cuando apela a que la base social se movilice. Quiere limitar la independencia del Poder Judicial y los medios de comunicación

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

Hoy, 29 de abril, no solo es San Pedro Mártir. También es Santa Tertulia virgen y mártir. En su honor, tendremos un día pleno de corrillos.

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

El populismo y el adanismo son consustanciales.

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

Se ha cuestionado lo que se hace en el desempeño profesional o en el trabajo, no que trabaje. Una manipulación apelando al feminismo.

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

Inquietante arrogarse ser la encarnación de la auténtica democracia.

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

@AntonioRNaranjo Lo dicho. Al menos, la primera parte de la apuesta.

[EL ESPAÑOL @elespanolcom]

🔴 #ACTUALIZACIÓN | La declaración institucional se adelanta a las 11:00 horas https://t.co/HzbE0Ucxgh

[Raúl Rodríguez-Jácome @raulrj]

@lannaviv21 Se adelanta a las 11 h

[Europa Press @europapress]

#ÚLTIMAHORA | Pedro Sánchez hará una declaración institucional a las 12:00 desde el Palacio de la Moncloa para anunciar si continúa al frente del Gobierno https://t.co/240M3XeISM