Rafael Nadal He is excited at Roland Garros, despite losing a criminal first round with German Alexander Zverev. The fact of a serious hip injury, for which he underwent surgery in June 2023, was reflected in all its stability at the Olympic Games. The double champion, singles at Beijing 2008 and doubles at Rio 2016, was far from the podium despite the media and iconic pair formed in Carlos Alcarazhe understood that his end was near when he was beaten Novak Djokovic on the land of Paris, the temple of fourteen of his twenty-two Grand Slam titles.
The former world number 1 has set the place and date for his farewell, at the age of 38. It will be in Malaga, in the Final at 8, in a soulless farewell, in the early morning and after their individual defeat against Botic Van from Zandschulp and the team against the Netherlands. A strange culmination for a legend that includes five ‘salad bowls’ in his record.
Two Wimbledons, another pair of Australian Opens and four US Opens. And, above all, a legacy that helped put tennis in another dimension. Not a single broken racket to the credit of this member of a ‘Big 3’ who cried goodbye two years ago. Roger Federer which continues Novak Djokovicwho did not add any Grand Slams to his record 24 but became an Olympic hero in his golden week after undergoing meniscus surgery on his right knee.
More tears at Roland Garros headquarters. Excited ‘No’ fulfilling his golden dream, heartbroken to lose a memorable match Carlos Alcarazwho later cherished the silver medal, which he united after doing the Roland Garros and Wimbledon double, raising his Grand Slam haul to four crowns, at the age of 21.
The Murcian continues to burn through stages at a dizzying pace. He suffered a scare for the campaign when he was injured in the middle of a clay court tour, but he overcame the injury to his right forearm. It made a record debut at Roland Garros, once again proved its hegemony at Wimbledon.
The Italian made it Jannik Sinner, undisputed world number one of the season due to its immense consistency. Australian Open and US Open champion, he crowned his recital with back-to-back wins at the ATP Finals in Turin and the Davis Cup. He led the confirmation of the new Italian era in tennis. She lifted the ‘salad bowl’ for the second time, a feat that coincided with Malaga’s women’s team’s Billie Jean King Cup triumph, with a surprising Jasmine Paolinifinalist at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, front.
Although at the female level the queen is the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka winner of the Australian and US Open. He led from the Pole Iga Swiatekdespite maintaining his reign in Paris. The Czech Barbora Krejcikova surprised at Wimbledon.
The course suffered from doping. The offender was not suspended for his positive clostebol test in Indian Wells and Swiatek was only suspended for a month, after testing positive for trimetazidine in Cincinnati. Both were exonerated, but the system remains in question and the outcome of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal remains to be known.
Source: La Verdad
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