The 38-year-old tennis player will present himself to the fans for the last time at the Davis Cup final in November in Malaga. And then he will say goodbye to an active career in which he won 92 titles at ATP events, including 22 Grand Slams, among which was the privileged position of 14 winners at the French Open, which is one of the most famous tricks in the series. history of professional sports.
“I am here to inform you that I am retiring from professional tennis. The truth is that I have had some very difficult years. The last two especially. I couldn’t play without restrictions,” Nadal said in a published video message.
He last played at the Olympic tournament in Paris at the end of July, where he was eliminated in the second round of singles by his long-time rival Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
“Otherwise, Rafa had his own living room in Roland Garros,” Sport.cz expert Jan Kukal assessed Nadal’s dominant performance on clay.
Along with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, Nadal was part of a great tennis trio, whose members not only competed with each other, but also encouraged each other to excel. Their era will still be considered the golden age of tennis.
Nadal ruled the world rankings for a total of 209 weeks, but his extremely challenging style took its toll on the Spaniard’s health, in fact it is a mystery that he is only now retiring after long-term problems with his knees and hips. .
The final competition of the Davis Cup in Malaga will be played from November 19, the home team will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals on the first day.
2024-10-10 09:36:00
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