The end of one, if not THE legend of the Tennis-Sports!
Superstar As expected, Rafael Nadal (36) canceled the French Open on Thursday, which begins on May 28 in Paris. He also announced the end of his career for 2024. “I want to play all the tournaments I enjoyed again and say goodbye. The Olympic Games too, of course,” he said at his academy in Manacor.
He hasn’t played a game since his second-round loss at the Australian Open against American Mackenzie McDonald. Cause: A second degree tear in the iliopsoas muscle, the main flexor of the hip joint.
Nadal: “I still can’t train properly today. I’ve had a lot of workouts where I was just in pain. I need to regenerate my body to be physically ready again. Then I start over. I have no idea if that will take four weeks or four months.”
In plain language: He will probably not play on the ATP tour this year. No Wimbledon, no US Open. Davis Cup final week in November? “Could be a goal,” says Nadal. And further: “The development of the injury I suffered in Australia has not gone as I would have liked. Roland Garros will be impossible.”
2023-05-25 17:50:09
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