Tony Nadalformer coach and uncle of Rafa Nadal, explained to EFE that he did not talk to the tennis player about a possible withdrawal, about which there is speculation, but He said he “doesn’t think he’s retiring at the moment”.
“Another is what the doctors say or that he is in more pain than he touched”, he qualified in this regard in Fuengirola (Málaga), where the former coach of the four-time winner of the Davis Cup and gold medalist in Beijing 2008, among others, attended an educational meeting including students from Attendis schools.
After more than two decades with one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Toni Nadal emphasized that “the moment is still good” for the man from Manacor and he is convinced that “if he is fit, he will continue”.
Rafa Nadal suffered an injury in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open and although he was able to finish the match with pain in his left leg, he was withdrawn and now “he has to rest for three or four more weeks,” said the his uncle .
This situation put him in a difficult position to win a new Grand Slam.where he is tied with his eternal rival on the court, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.
FOR DJOKOVIC TO SUCCEED, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT
Toni Nadal considers overcoming him “difficult because Djokovic is fresher than him”although he hopes he “will have options at Roland Garros” and after France, “we’ll see.”
“In the end it’s a complicated match against a great champion like Djokovic,” stressed Nadal’s former coach, who prefers “not to make predictions” about the result.
As for what his nephew left behind in tennis, Toni Nadal understands that it’s not about “winning this or another tournament” but about “continuing the fight”since “what remains for him is to continue doing what he likes and to continue fighting, which he is used to since he was very young.”
You’ll need it too”try to get the titles that may come”, he highlights, but “knowing that his career, whatever he does, has been a great career. Now he has to make this last effort to continue, as he has been doing for a long time”.
Regarding the level of Spanish tennis, he stressed that it has been “very high for many years now”and mentioned figures from different generations such as Emilio Sánchez Vicario, Conchita Martínez, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moyá -current coach of Rafa Nadal-, David Ferrer or Fernando Verdasco.
TENNIS LIVES FOR GREAT MOMENTS
Now tennis is “living a good moment”underlined Toni Nadal, and with the avoidance of Carlos Alcaraz “we have a champion for the next years”.
He does not forget his nephew at this point and emphasizes that “Rafa Nadal is still there, although we’ll see what happens once he recovers from injury”.
He encourages young people “both those who start sports and those who take part in any other activity” to have dreams and illusions, but with an illusion that they must base on work and without confidence that things will be easy.
“Things are not easy and it should be known”, added Toni Nadal, who also remembered that “you have to be ready to pay the price that comes with standing up and surpassing yourself”.
Source: La Verdad
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