On February 22, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic met on the flight from Madrid to Indian Wells. The two players were on their way prepare for the first Masters 1000 of the year that was due to take place in early March.
Djokovic will debut this Saturday against Aleksander Vukic, however Nadal was left out of the tournament after injury forced him to withdraw just a few hours before his opening match against Milos Raonic.
It’s unfortunate for the tournament that Rafa had to sit out,” Djokovic declared.
“He has done his best to be fit. Federer has retired and both Nadal and I won’t be playing much more. It is the end of an era.
“We must remember the good moments, matches and all the records achieved.
The current world number one was speaking with a degree of authority on the previous era of tennis, given the fact that on Monday March 18 he will double the number of weeks Nadal spent at the top of the ATP ranking: 418 to 209.
