The beginning of the end

That wasn't just the beginning of the end, that was the end. We never saw the real Rafa again 🥀

Iconic celebration

The end fullstop. Never saw the forehand or even movement again

“What did it cost? Everything “

But it’s not the last time Fritz reached a wimbledon QF? Did you not watch last years wimbledon QF?😭

Damn ptsd is so strong thought it was a 4R, remember musetti peaking in the final set

Wondering if he had retired & not gone ahead with the entire match, would he have been able to come back better & maybe even had a 2023 run..

It was like RF’s QF battle against Sandgren at AO ‘20 - he fought him off in 5 sets… but it left him worn for the SF, allowing Djoko to make quick work of him. Since then, he had struggled to return to his best form (until retirement)…

He was on track for 3rd slam in a row here and then injury basically ended his career. Damn

That wasn’t the beginning. That was the last time the real Rafael Nadal stepped on a court.