David Barea ™

Orgulloso padre de familia numerosa. Ingeniero. IT Project Manager.

[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

[Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal]

Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大家
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots

[Novak Djokovic @DjokerNole]

Rafa, one post is not enough to express the respect I have for you and what you have done for our sport. You have inspired millions of children to start playing tennis and I think that’s probably greatest achievement anyone can wish for. Your tenacity, dedication, fighting spirit is going to be taught for decades. Your legacy will live forever. Only you know what you had to endure to become icon of tennis and sport in general.

[Néstor Shuttlesworth @todokadiz]

España cogiendo medallas en las olimpiadas

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

From a feat of clay to a masterclass on grass 🧡💚

Only six men in the Open Era have won Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year:

Rod Laver
Bjorn Borg
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz

#Wimbledon | @rolandgarros

[José Morón @jmgmoron]

Rafa Nadal anuncia que jugará el Conde de Godó de Barcelona.

🗣️ "Llegué aquí un poco decisión de último momento, porque no sabía si iba a poder jugar. Mañana voy a estar en pista"

[Universo Recóndito @UnvrsoRecondito]

AGUJEROS NEGROS: EN LOS LÍMITES DE LA CIENCIA

¿Qué pasaría si el Sol se convierte en un agujero negro? ¿Se tragaría a la Tierra y al resto del sistema solar?

[Irene Montero @IreneMontero]

No estáis solas
#SeAcabó

[Club Escacs Gerunda @escacsgerunda]

Luis Barea, jugador del Club d'escacs Palafrugell, traspassat recentment.
Ahir abans de la ronda de la #ObertGerunda els seus companys de #Palafrugell varen tenir unes paraules de record, d'estima i de comiat.
Us acompanyem en el sentiment.

#Escacs

[Contractació @contractaciocat]

📢 Tot el que cal saber sbre la nova Plataforma de serveis de #contractaciópública (PSCP), que es troba en funcionament a partir d'avui, 27 febrer ✅

https://t.co/G2B8H5MtAJ

[Badosismo @badosismo]

Estoy leyendo últimamente que Nadal está ganando GS porque Federer y Djokovic no están,voy a dejar la siguiente estadística:
🏆 Ganando a 1 miembro del Big 3
🇪🇦:15
🇷🇸:14
🇨🇭:7
🏆 Ganando a 2 miembros del Big 3
🇪🇦:3
🇷🇸:1
🇨🇭:0
H2H en GS
🇪🇦 11-7 🇷🇸
🇪🇦 10-4 🇨🇭
🇷🇸 11-6 🇨🇭

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

Then there were four.

#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100

[Anastasio Ríos @Tasio93]

Rafa Nadal en 04:20 HORAS:

➡️Pierde el 1°
➡️Sale con dolor en el abdomen
➡️Su padre le pide que se retire
➡️Cambia su juego
➡️Gana el 2°
➡️Fritz, sobrado
➡️Fuerza el 5°
➡️¡A SEMIS de #Wimbledon tras ganar en el SUPER TIE-BREAK!

NO HAY NI HA HABIDO OTRO COMO ÉL. THE GOAT🐐

[Henry Rovira @henryrovira_]

El éxito no está en vencer siempre, sino en no rendirse. The Goat.

[Manel Marti Beltran @manelmarti_23]

Cada día se supera más. Cuando crees que lo has visto todo te vuelve a sorprender. Lo de hoy no tiene ningún sentido. No es el #GOAT del tennis, es el MEJOR DEPORTISTA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS. A sus pies don RAFAEL NADAL. GRACIAS, no te retires nunca.
#VamosRafa💪🇪🇸

[JordieT @jordi_tel]

Nadie dijo que esto iba a ser fácil, pero esto me parece pasarse. Cuando eres padre te da la sensación de que tocas el techo de la felicidad máxima. Nada de lo que has vivido hasta ese momento ni tan si quiera se acerca a lo que sientes cuando lo ves, lo coges, lo hueles y lo..

[Fernando Gómez @fgomezsaez]

Por primera vez en la Era Open (desde 1968) un encuentro de Roland Garros va a terminar el siguiente mes al de su inicio. Bienvenidos a junio.

[Diario de un picateclas @devruso]

¿Y qué tal si dejamos de llamarlo "jornada laboral" y lo empezamos a llamar "jornada de tener el puto teams con 15 personas rajando durante casi 8h"? PREGUNTO

[David Barea ™ @davidbarea]

@JosepLluis26 @rac1 És veritat Josep! Moltes gràcies per avisar 😉

[David Barea ™ @davidbarea]

@JosepLluis26 @sc_davids @rac1 A mi també en passa i coincideix amb la nova versió que vaig instal·lar ahir de iOS v15.4. Només em passa amb @rac1 i no es pot escoltar. En sabeu alguna cosa @rac1 ?