Former world number 2 Alex Corretja insists that Rafael Nadal’s career is not over as he supports the Spaniard to win another Grand Slam before he retires.
Nadal, 35, was plagued by injury problems all year long before he finally decided to end his 2021 season. “I understand that you are missing out on the season because you want to find solutions to your problem.
What worries me is that he’ll have to come back from a break and he’ll get old, ”Corretja told Marca. “When you have been without a player for so many months, other problems come to you or the same problems come back to you as they did with [Roger] Federer happened.
You’re losing a lot of competition rhythm and that worries me. “It is true that it has recently been demonstrated with a little and a long time ago. It’s not like before that it took many games to feel the ball.
I’m confused about how he’s doing after so many months without a competition, but he’s optimistic. “I know from his surroundings that he is eager and that this is not over yet. Rafa’s career is not over yet and I am confident that he will win another Grand Slam.
Nadal tried to come back but it didn’t work out
Nadal, who won his 20th Grand Slam at the French Open last year, was unable to defend his title at Roland Garros this year. Nadal, who was disabled by a foot problem, suffered a defeat in the semi-finals of the French Open against the number 1 in the world, Novak Djokovic.
Nadal then skipped Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics to rest his troublesome foot. After a two-month hiatus, Nadal returned to the Citi Open in Washington. Nadal suffered a shocking round of 16 defeat in Washington and retired from Masters events in Toronto and Cincinnati before officially ending his season. Nadal won two titles this year when he won everything at the Barcelona Open and Rome Masters.
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