Nadal Vows to Continue Despite Injury Setbacks and Looks Ahead to Australian Open

He also wants to compete at the subsequent Australian Open in Melbourne.

It was exactly there, at the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, that Nadal was injured in the second round last year and then struggled with hip problems.

“I don’t think I deserve to resign like that,” Nadal is quoted as saying in the compilation on the social media platform. “I’ve invested so much in my sport so that my career doesn’t end at a press conference.”

“I will work hard so that I can end my career in the right way,” are the emotional words that the native Mallorcan addressed to his followers.

Nadal on a “rocky road”

It remains to be seen how fit Nadal will be when he returns to the court. It was only in October that he honestly admitted that he was still having problems in training.

“I don’t train without pain. I have less pain than before, but I still have pain,” the superstar said at the time.

Eurosport expert Boris Becker also predicted that Nadal would have a “rocky road back”. “The young wild ones don’t sleep. They don’t say: ‘Nadal, it’s nice that you came. We’ll let you win now.’ No, Rafa will always be a hunted man, but he is an absolute tennis icon.”

Experts and fans can watch how this icon performs on the pitch in the new year.

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2023-12-01 14:05:00
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