Recently, Rafael Nadal tried to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Unfortunately for the Spaniard, it was a failure, as he was eliminated in the second round by Novak Djokovic. Now, the Majorcan will have to make a decision about the rest of his career and, according to Naomi Broady, he could decide to call it quits at the Laver Cup.
Novak Djokovic is a happy man. At 37, the Serbian finally got his hands on a gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games. A magnificent success for the Djokerwho thus won the last title that was missing from his career. Nole’s feat contrasts with the cruel bitterness of Rafael Nadal.
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Nadal wanted to win the Olympic Games
After failing a few weeks earlier to Roland-Garros, Rafael Nadal had made this Olympic tournament one of his major goals. The Spaniard wanted to win a second gold medal in singles at Parisin this city so special to him. Unfortunately, the Majorcan ran into a tough nut to crack in the second round, a certain Novak Djokovic.
Nadal could quit after Laver Cup
After this Olympic tournament, Rafael Nadal will have to make a decision about her future. At 38, the Spaniard is closer to the beginning than the end and, according to the former world No. 76, Naomi Broadywho spoke out for Sky Sportsthe Majorcan could decide to say stop on the occasion of the Making Cupas had done Roger Federer before him. “Nadal clearly has a plan in mind for his retirement, but he’s keeping his cards close to his chest. As we saw with Andy Murray, these guys will only step away – and rightly so – when they feel completely ready. If he chooses to retire at the Laver Cup like Roger Federer did and has this really incredible celebration that is worthy of his career, that would be incredible. I think a lot of people thought he would have chosen to celebrate that kind of thing at the Olympics – at Roland Garros on Court Philippe-Chatrier – playing for his country, but who knows? We just don’t know.”
