Injured in a hip, the Spaniard at the 22 Majors has not played since mid-January and his elimination in the second round of the Australian Open.
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal reaffirmed, Monday September 18, that 2024 would be “maybe” the year he retired, after eight months out and two operations for a hip injury sustained in Melbourne in January. On May 18, the Spaniard even withdrew from Roland-Garros, a tournament he won fourteen times.
On this occasion, he had already announced that “next year” would be “probably the last” of her career. On Monday, he also revealed that he had undergone surgery on his psoas and hip a few months ago. “I said it was possible that 2024 could be my last year, I maintain that, but I can’t confirm it 100% because I don’t know”said the 37-year-old in an interview with the Movistar+ channel, claiming to be “can’t wait to play again and be competitive again”.
“The idea is not to come back to win Roland-Garros”
“The idea is not to come back to win Roland-Garros or the Australian Open. People should not be surprised, all that is a long way off, I am aware of the difficulties I am encountering”continued the Spaniard, 22 Grand Slam titles on the clock, evoking his “age” and his “physical problems”.
“Would I have liked to be the tennis player with the most Grand Slams? Without a doubt, but that doesn’t frustrate mehe also said, returning to his fight with Novak Djokovic, who now has 24. I think Novak experiences this in a more intense way than I do.”he continued, believing that the “frustration” not achieving it would have been worse for the Serb.
Finally mentioning Carlos Alcaraz, presented by many as his heir, Rafael Nadal judged that he had “the potential for everything”. More “If I had to tell him something, it would be to keep improving”he concluded.
2023-09-19 07:16:35
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