“You Will Never Die”: Juan Martin Del Potro, Rafael Nadal and Others Express Condolences on Diego Maradona’s Demise

Football certainly lost one of its gems today. The Football icon and one of the greatest of all time Diego Maradona died due to a cardiac arrest. It is certainly not a great time for the entire sports fraternity as legends like Maradona are born once in a generation. It is because of these reasons that many legends like Rafael Nadal have also expressed grief over his loss.

Maradona single-handedly won Argentina the FIFA World Cup 1986. Playing as a center-attacking midfielder, he was a Napoli superstar who also had a lot of love for tennis. He had fans from each and every sport because of the kind of jolly personality he had.

Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin Del Potro pay tribute to the legend

Rafa has always been a big fan of Maradona. The two shared a great bond and it seems that Rafa is heartbroken after the incident.

“Today the world of sports in general and football, in particular, has a void. Maradona was one of the greatest athletes in history. What he did in football remains. My sincere and condolences to his family, the world of football, and all of Argentina,” wrote a sad Nadal on Twitter.

US Open 2009 winner and Argentine player Juan Martin Del Potro also was also quite upset after hearing the sad news. He retweeted a video in which one could watch Maradona enjoy playing tennis with him and wrote that an icon like Maradona would never die for him.

“I feel that you return to the place that belongs to you, HEAVEN. You will never die for me. Rest in peace,” tweeted Del Potro.

Other Tennis superstars also express grief

Fans often used to see Rafael Nadal with Diego Maradona. Rafa even admitted that he liked the Argentine and used and admired him a lot as an individual. His academy shared a clipping in which Maradona can be seen talking to Nadal as if he was a friend.

Argentine tennis superstar Juan Monaco also shared a picture of Maradona with the World Cup trophy and wrote that he made all his fellow countrymen very proud.

4-time Grand Slam winner and former Argentine player Guillermo Vilas seemed quite upset with the news. He extended a big hug to Maradona’s family at this sensitive moment.

Pakistani professional tennis player Aisam -Ul-Haq Qureshi also paid homage to the former Barcelona player.

Twitter explodes as fans bid a final goodbye to the legend

Tennis TV shared several pictures of Maradona with different tennis superstars showing how much he loved the sport. One could also see Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic there with him in the photos.

Former World No.1 Kim Clijsters also shared a picture of Maradona with the Football World Cup and wrote, “R.I.P”.

As some fans are pretty much aware that Diego Schwartzman has been named after Maradona only. The ATP shared a video on their Twitter handle to pay tribute to the legend. In this, Schwartzman talked about how he got his name and also talked about his controversial ‘hand goal’, popularly known as the ‘Hand of God’ against England in the World Cup.

The Davis Cup, on Twitter, also expressed its grief on the loss of the football legend. Maradona used to come and support Argentina during the tournament and the management felt that his presence would be missed.

Fellow countryman and retired Argentine player David Nalbandian posted a video of Maradona doing some tricks with the football. He even wrote that Maradona would forever be eternal.