Coco Gauff a bit funnily remarked that talking about retiring players at times resembles speaking about the dead before paying a very nice tribute to Rafael Nadal and telling an anecdote that she will never forget.

Reacting to the news, Gauff revealed she recently snubbed Carlos Alcaraz for Nadal as she shared her memories of the retiring star. Nadal’s announcement rocked the tennis world as the Spaniard declared that next month’s Davis Cup Finals would be his last appearance,