Nadal received the award in a ceremony on Thursday. While accepting the honor, the Spaniard expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the community and also acknowledged the victims of the ’terrible pandemic’ this year.
Convinced that Spain will get ahead in the most difficult circumstances: Rafael Nadal on pandemic-stricken 2020
Diaz Ayuso, the President of the Community of Madrid, was the one who presented the award to Rafael Nadal. After posing with the cross and the red band, the 34-year-old gave an optimistic take on Spain’s recovery from the pandemic, particularly stressing on the lives lost in Madrid.
It has been a special year for Rafael Nadal, despite the severity of the global health crisis. The World No. 2 lifted a historic 13th French Open trophy last month, in the process equaling Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles.
In 2020 Rafael Nadal also broke Jimmy Connors’ long-standing record for most consecutive weeks spent in the top 10 of the world rankings. He then punctuated a season of records by registering his 1000th career match win on tour, becoming only the fourth man in the Open Era to do so.
The 34-year-old sounded grateful and humble as always while receiving the much-deserved award, and acknowledged the Community of Madrid for its contribution towards Spanish sport.
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