“I can’t confirm what will happen, but I’m having a hard time making the transition to grass, when the Games are next. I have to talk about it with my team, but I don’t think it would be very wise with what happened in my body to make a big change on the surface and then come right back to the ground for the Games Right now I don’t see it as positive,” he said. Rafael Nadal after losing to the German Alexander Zverev in the first round of Roland Garros.
It is almost a farewell to Wimbledon, which will take place from July 1 to 14, when we must return from this grass to the clay of Roland Garros for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, from July 26 to August 11.
He will not go to London Rafael Nadal, who registered for the Grand Slam in his protected ranking, 9th, when he is currently 264th in the ATP. The Spanish coach confirmed itl David Ferrerafter announcing his presence on the Olympic list, in singles and doing doubles with Carlos Alcaraz.
“Nadal is going well, he is preparing hard. And playing at Roland Garros is something to be confident about,” Ferrer declared. And Wimbledon? “Rafa is not going to play Wimbledon,” the captain certified.
Manacorí’s plans may include a previous clay tournament, the ATP 500 in Hamburg, which will take place from July 15 to 21.
The official expedition of the Spanish tennis team will leave for Paris on Monday, July 22.
After the Games, Nadal will consider what to do, whether or not to continue playing in 2025 or definitely opt for retirement.
Source: La Verdad
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