The 33-year-old from Bahia has announced the end of his professional career and is celebrating at the BALTC after the Davis Cup.
in the last days, Guido Pella has announced his retirement from professional tennis at 33 years old. The former Top 20 of the ATP ranking was honored this Sunday after Argentina will ensure qualification to the next round of Davis cupa contest he won in 2016.
“The truth is that they told me yesterday at five o’clock in the afternoon that they want to do something with me and I can’t think of it. I’m in a moment with so many feelings. They want to try not to be emotional because I’m not sad to leave tennis .”he declared before the audience of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. “Playing the Davis Cup and feeling loved by my teammates and the crowd. I felt so much love and I wanted to come and thank you in person. “I want to say goodbye to the public and thank you for the years of support.”, he added.
“For me, representing Argentina was the greatest thing in my entire career and that’s what I’ll take with me. The years will pass and what will remain freshest for me is this court, this Davis Cup series, so Thank you very much. To my family, to everyone.”he continued later. “Leaving Bahía Blanca and going to where I have come is not easy. Also to the Society for giving me this space, I have known you for a thousand years and I have good memories. I hope to see you again”he concluded.
Pella and the reasons why he left tennis
After the tribute to Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Guido Pella He spoke at a press conference and gave the reasons that led him to end his professional career. “Anyone who tells you they enjoy playing tennis is a liar. It’s an armed discourse and I have no problem saying it. There’s a lot of pressure,” shot in front of the media.
“I had my moments of happiness, obviously, but the balance is always difficult. I don’t want to be a coach, otherwise I would continue traveling and playing. If there is something that The motivation in tennis is the Davis Cup: if one day I can, I want to be a part of it, even if it is as a water carrier.. The Davis Cup It’s the best and I wouldn’t change it for anything. I can never measure it, “This is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me in my career,” he assured later. “I feel like something broke in October 2021, that I can’t recover from since the pandemic started. I feel like I’ve been neglected. This is the sign that I need to take a different path. In 2023, despite my excellent level, I never felt that fire anymore. My team He suggested I play until February, but I told them I wasn’t there.“he concluded.
The memory of the 2016 Davis Cup
Pella was a regular member of the Argentina team that won the legendary Davis Cup for the first time in our history.. He did not participate in the final against Croatia (he was part of the squad that traveled to Zagreb) but scored important points in the previous three rounds.
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