The world number 6 would not retire from professional tennis anytime soon
Veronique Martin
| 09-02-2023 21:21
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Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco has revealed that his son Mateo is a huge tennis fan, so much so that he repeatedly asked him if he could meet Rafael Nadal at the 2023 Australian Open.
The two Spaniards did not shine in the first Grand Slam of the season: ‘Nando’ failed to qualify for the main draw, while Rafa already left the stage in the second round and suffered an injury to his second degree to the iliopsoas.
The former world number 1 will have to stay in the pits for a few months and it is not excluded that he will return to the field directly on the red clay of Montecarlo. The last few months have been really complicated for the 36-year-old Spaniard, who has had to deal with various physical problems.
After the semi-final reached at Wimbledon 2022, we no longer admired the best version of Rafa. Many believe that the 22-time Grand Slam champion is very close to the end of his career and will never win a major tournament again.
Rafael Nadal’s goal:
The Majorcan’s goal is certainly Roland Garros, where he will get his 15th seal. Rafa has been out of action since suffering a hip sprain at the AO According to journalist Blair Henry, Verdasco spoke about his two-year-old son who wanted to meet “his friend Rafael Nadal”.
“According to Fernando Verdasco, his 2-year-old son Mateo is obsessed with tennis and has repeatedly asked him when he could see ‘his friend Rafa’ in Australia,” Henley wrote in a tweet.
Rafael Nadal’s uncle Toni says the world number 6 is not retiring from professional tennis anytime soon. “In his mind, he’s not retiring at the moment. What the doctors say is something else.
He also needs to stop feeling so much pain. The moment is still good and if he is in good shape he will continue,” the Spaniard revealed during an educational meeting. “In the end, it’s a complicated fight against a great champion like Djokovic.
Defeating Djokovic is difficult because Djokovic is fresher than him. He will have options at Roland Garros and after France. We’ll see,” Toni claimed. Rafael Nadal’s uncle Toni recently opened up about how the Spaniard deals with fatherhood.
“My relationship with the child is the same as I would have with any member of the family. He is my nephew’s son, and I am delighted because, at the moment, he is the youngest of the family. We are all very happy and with the satisfaction of seeing another child in the family,” he said.
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