Watch: Carlos Alcaraz gets emotional seeing Rafael Nadal's retirement video

Carlos Alcaraz and his team were seen to be emotional as they watched Rafael Nadal's retirement video on October 10, Thursday. Nadal announced that he would be ending his career after the Davis Cup finals.

In Short

• Nadal announced his retirement on social media
• Alcaraz and his team were pictured watching Nadal's retirement video
• Nadal and Alcaraz will be on the same team during Davis Cup 2024 finals

Carlos Alcaraz and his team were left emotional after seeing the video of Rafael Nadal announcing his retirement on October 10, Thursday. Nadal announced via social media that he would be stepping away from the court after the Davis Cup finals, where he has been named as a part of the Spain squad alongside Alcaraz. Nadal brings down the curtains on his illustrious career that saw the Spaniard win 22 grand slams.

Nadal's career went on to inspire many stars of the present, with Alcaraz being one of them. A video is now circulating on social media showing the 21-year-old watching the clip of Nadal announcing his retirement on his phone alongside his team members. All of them were visibly emotional in the video, which can be seen below:

Rafael Nadal: Career in numbers

What Alcaraz said about Nadal's retirement

Alcaraz had admitted that Nadal's retirement did come as a shock to him. The World No.2 said that it would be hard for Nadal fans and him to accept that the 22-time grand slam winner will be stepping away from the court.

“Well, it was, honestly, I couldn't believe it when I watch it. You know, it didn’t affect me at all before the match. I didn't get distracted at all, I was just really focused on the match, I didn't think about Rafa's news. But obviously when I watched it, it was tough to accept it. I was in shock a little bit. Thanks that I saw it like one hour before the match, so I had time to accept it and forget it a little bit before the match,” said Alcaraz.

“It is a really difficult thing, really difficult news for everybody, and even tougher for me. He has been my idol since I start playing tennis. I look up to him. Proudly, thanks to him, I really wanted to become professional tennis player. Losing him, in a certain way, is going to be difficult for us, so I will try to enjoy as much as I can when he's going to play,” he added.

Alcaraz also said that he is looking forward to the opportunity to spend more time with Nadal during their time in Saudi Arabia and the Davis Cup.