Rafa Nadal left an image of hope this Wednesday. The champion of 22 Grand Slam titles posted a video on his social networks in which he is seen training at his Manacor academy with particular intensity, representing new progress in his recovery process after surgery in the hip. which was submitted at the beginning of last June.
At 37 years old, he has taught his swimming exercises, is back to playing golf without problems and doing various physical activities. By not rushing, you give yourself a chance to do things right and have the expected results.
Within Movistar Plus+ is special for Rafa Nadal broadcast a few weeks ago, Manacorí mentioned the passion that drove him as a tennis player. He has very clear ideas, priorities.
“I want to play again, be competitive. But the hope is not to come back and win Roland Garros or win Australia, so people don’t get confused.. I am very aware of the time in my life that is far away. I know the difficulties I have. One is the age, which cannot be solved, the other is the physical problems that do not allow me to train at my 100%,” said the fourteen-time king of Roland Garros.
He has 22 Grand Slam titles, after overcoming many problems, making the impossible possible many times. The Nadal factor is still hidden in his figure. “I’m not saying it’s impossible. I’ve said it a thousand times, things in sports change quickly.“.
In November you will know more. “I’m not sure what I’ll do in 2024, because the way I approach the year changes completely depending on whether I have one goal or another. If I can’t recover, it’s one thing, if I can compete in a level that excites me this is another. Same in that case I would play, but not with the schedule I would like. I don’t need to answer that. My hope is, by mid-November, to know how I am physically, the injury. These are the deadlines we set for ourselves.“.
Doctors recommended to undergo surgery, he accepted it as a vehicle to save the last stage of his career. He continues to monitor the issue of his left leg, where he suffers from a chronic illness. “Now it is a manageable disease, no more than necessary“, he pointed out. Although he sometimes suffered even in his daily life.”There are times when my foot doesn’t let me live in peace, it’s hard for me to go down the stairs, and that happens sometimes. If it hurts, it’s hard to be happy“.
On the horizon, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.”The removal of tennis from the Olympic Games would be nice, if one were for it. But I’m careful. If I really feel I have a chance to win Roland Garros, I have to pick a schedule. If I’m not good at it, I can still do a farewell tour for sentimental reasons. But I still don’t have an answer to these things.”
“I didn’t think about where I wanted to play my last game, because I didn’t even know where it would be. I live every day. Work and then we will see“, he assured.
Nadal played his last official match on January 18, when she fell in the second round of the Australian Open 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5 against American Mackenzie McDonald. He currently occupies number 240 in the ATP ranking.
Source: La Verdad
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