Steve Aulenti

[Steve Aulenti @saulent]

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[Steve Aulenti @saulent]

@PicturesFoIder @CasperRuud98

[Tennis Channel @TennisChannel]

Rafa says gracias to fans in Malaga. ❤️

Watch Nadal's full speech below. ⤵️

#GraciasRafa

[ATP Tour @atptour]

A story of resilience, passion, and unmatched greatness. Rafa’s career, as narrated by Carlos Moya. 🎙️🏆 #RafaSiempre

[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

[Darren Cahill @darren_cahill]

Possessed every quality in an athlete that you want for your own kids to try & emulate

Kindness, respect, hard-working, loyal, generous, belief & a willingness to fight for every single point. A role model

An inspiration to every generation & all-time legend

Well done, Rafa 👏

[Jannik Sinner @janniksin]

Thank you @RafaelNadal for everything you have given to the sport. To have the chance to spend a few weeks training with you a few years ago is something I’ll never forget. To watch you work as an athlete but also get to know you as a person off the court was even more special.

A true legend of the game who paved the way and taught so many of us how to be as a player and as a person.

You will be missed on the tour!

[Steve Aulenti @saulent]

@historyinmemes @CasperRuud98 historic vids 😂😂

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)

I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

I can’t stop watching this

[Steve Aulenti @saulent]

We did it Joe!

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

It's time!

[✨lonnie b. fly @alonaonline]

Mariah Carey. Detroit. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing. Mic on.

[Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal]

🎧👀💪🏻😉

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Y'all wanna see a body?

Governor Newsom: "There's one thing we have in common, neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024."

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[Steve Aulenti @saulent]

@ochocinco Where? I’m in Jersey and no snow lol

[J @Jayecane]

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[J @Jayecane]

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[Isaac @IceManIsaac]

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[Steve Aulenti @saulent]

@notcapnamerica Oh Gabriel is a beast. Check this one out: https://t.co/N6v0XrMqR2

[Steve Aulenti @saulent]

@NoContextHumans

[Steve Aulenti @saulent]

@JetBlue has us sitting on the plane without air for over an hour now and told tough luck sit and deal with the heat. The pilot actually said they have it worse up there because they have the big windows at the front. What, and I can not stress this enough, in the actual fuck!!