Nadal launched at 02 in the morning a long awaited message for his followers

Rafa Nadal lived this Wednesday in a bitter day in Paris. The ATP player with the most Grand Slam titles bid farewell to the first change of the final Masters 1000 of the season after falling 3-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-1 to American Tommy Paul in a match where he accused of a lack of rhythm after two months away from the tracks.

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After a fierce battle of 2h.33′, Nadal swallowed, as if he wanted to leave the stage, without energy, depressedalthough in the press room he did not want to look for reasons.

“Yes, a lot has happened this past month. But I’m not here to make excuses. It’s the norm: if you play well, you win and if you play badly, you lose. At the right time I didn’t do what I was supposed to do in the game. He does have the right intensity and focus. You have to give Paul his credit”, reviews the world number 2.

However, arriving at the hotel around 02 in the morning, the Balearic shared with his followers a more optimistic and hopeful message.

“See you soon Paris… see you in May at Roland Garros. Thank you!“he wrote on his Instagram account.

A full declaration of intent that makes it abundantly clear that the end of his career is far from near. and the only thing going through his head is to continue competing at the highest level and fighting to fatten his record with more Grand Slam titles, with Roland Garros, as always, between the eyebrows.

For now, Nadal’s next appointment is, starting November 13, the ATP Finals in Turin. “I wish I was there. If nothing happens, I’ll play, I don’t see why not. I have nothing to lose after a good year. I need competition days, I don’t compete enough,” he said.

The Spaniard also spoke about the initiative of Carlos Alcaraz to seek psychological help to face the top competition. He said that he supported and understood the idea, although he He commented that he “never” resorted to therapy to play tennis.

“It’s true that I had an anxiety episode in 2015, but then it’s not a psychologist’s issue, it’s something else (…) If you have anxiety about other things, it’s something different, it’s something more important.”