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Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal has squashed talk of retirement following his shock loss to Cameron Norrie in the United Cup, insisting that he's 'here to keep playing tennis'.
The 36-year-old world No.2 went down 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Norrie in front of a large crowd at the Ken Rosewell Arena in Sydney.
Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal has squashed talk of retirement following his shock loss to Cameron Norrie in the United Cup, insisting that he's 'here to keep playing tennis'
The 36-year-old world No.2 player went down 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Norrie in front of a large crowd at the Ken Rosewell Arena in Sydney
It was the fifth time the two players had met and the first time Norrie had won - earning Great Britain its first victory in the tournament over Spain.
The 22-time grand slam winner clearly struggled against Norrie, but took exception to reporters asking about retirement at the press conference.
'For me, I lost my match, that's it,' said Nadal.
'Every time