French Open: Staunch Rafael Nadal Fan Ben Stiller Refuses to Give Up Upon Hearing His Poignant Retirement Speech

Rafael Nadal‘s dream at the Roland Garros is finally shattered. Coming into the French Open, the Spanish superstar hoped to add more glory to his name and win his 15th French Open grand slam. However, standing his way was the Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev who had nothing but win in mind. In what was a complete one-sided domination, the German player managed to steal the win in straight sets and showed Rafa his way out of the tournament.

The match ended with the final scoreline of 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in favor of the 4th-seeded German player. With the defeat, Rafael Nadal saw his way out of the French Open and from what could have been his final chance to clinch the clay title glory. However, despite handling the loss, Nadal received support from one of his biggest fan, Ben Stiller.

The American actor, who made everyone his fan with his unique acting skills could not seem to get enough of Nadal despite his loss and promised to be his biggest supporter throughout the thicks and thins of his life. Taking his emotions to X (formerly Twitter) he suggested that despite the result, he would be rooting for Nadal. “Still rooting for Rafa Nadal always,” said Stiller in his tweet while extending his support to Nadal, who lost his first-round match at the French Open.

Thus, despite the loss, Rafael Nadal managed to engage one of the biggest supporting fanbases that one could have imagined. Despite the loss, the Spanish star managed to garnish all the support from his superfans, be it Ben Stiller or anyone else. However, Nadal gave his biggest fans a glimmer of hope as he suggested that he could make a possible comeback to the French Open next year.

Rafael Nadal gives the slightest of hints about his possible participation in the French Open next year

While he suffered defeat in the very first round of the French Open, he made sure to give his fans a glimmer of hope about his future in the Parisian clay courts. In the post-match conference, he suggested that his body is getting in much better shape than it was two months ago and in the next two months, he could get back to his best form while readying himself for the Olympic games.

Thus, Rafael Nadal, despite losing his first-round match at the French Open gave his fans a glimmer of hope that he could make his comeback yet again next year. While it will be interesting to see how things unfold next year, his participation at the Paris Olympics is something that will be worth looking out for. What are your thoughts on this? Do let us know in the comments below!