After being removed from Olympic Games in Paris, Rafael Nadal only plan to play in two more championships this year, the Rod Laver Cup Berlin (Germany, September 20-22) and the million-dollar exhibition Riyadh’s ‘6 Kings Slam’ (Saudi Arabia, October 16-19).
As the first guest in the new season of the show ‘The Anthill’the Balearic tennis player, 38 years old and winner of 22 titles of grand slamadmitted that “the repeated question” about his retirement is normal. In his reflection, he again left the door open to continue being active next season.
“I cannot live daily thinking about retirement. During this time I gave myself a margin, trying to enjoy the day to day and give myself my time. When my decision is clear, I will say it,” stated Nadal, who already announced in advance that he will not participate in US Openthese days it continues New York.
“I came from a long process of physical problems. I marked this season until the Games and the US Open is a subject to study later. I saw everything very strict and it was a decision that I almost did because it was a hard court and five-a-side sets,” Manacorí explained.
“This year I didn’t achieve what I wanted to achieve. I expected to be healthier. I came at a good time to Roland Garrosbut I had a not-so-suitable draw and they sent me home on the first day,” Rafa added, referring to a very difficult first match in Alexander Zverevthen also in an amazing moment of form.
“Now I give myself time and train every day, but enjoy other things in life,” insisted Nadal, who joked about his sporting moment and the birth of his son in October 2022 .
“On a sports level, it changed me a lot. ‘Dad? Damn,’ I said to my son, because since he came into this world I almost always lost. In most things, fatherhood changed the mine for the better, but in that sporting aspect, it has changed me for the worse,” Rafa commented with a laugh.
Source: La Verdad
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