At Rafael Nadal It is very likely that 2024 will be the last big ride. We have also identified some other candidates for early resignation.
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How long will Richard Gasquet continue to delight us with his style?
A few days ago, in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Angelique Kerber gave basically the same answer to the question of why she was still going through the trouble of a comeback as Stan Wawrinka did at the Davis Cup in Trier earlier this year: Because life after her tennis career is still there will last extremely long. And you want to take as much as you can with you onto the court.
But at some point it all comes to an end for all professionals. Our crystal ball is still a bit cloudy, but we already have a few candidates for whom the coming season may be the last…
Rafael Nadal is of course the most prominent one. Now, of course, we trust Rafa to play successfully on the ATP tour for another three years. But if the Spanish grandmaster himself has already announced that 2024 will probably be his last year as a professional (and if commitments like those for Barcelona are conditional), then we should particularly enjoy all of Nadal’s matches. Because Stan Wawrinka has already been mentioned: Even the great Swiss man still enjoys tennis as much as he always does. But Wawrinka complained in the fall that he just felt tired. The same could probably be said about Andy Murray. It will probably depend on the number of successful experiences as to how long we will see the two legends.Nick Kyrgios, anyone? Now we don’t want to accuse the attention-shy Australian of resigning at the end of 2024. But if he doesn’t enjoy tennis as much as Boris Becker attests to him – then why bother? Richard Gasquet was already said to be saying goodbye to tennis at the French Open (yes, we also fell for it shortly after), according to In 2024 it could be that time for the filigree as well as for Gael Monfils. With Gasquet it probably depends more on success, with Monfils on his physical condition. And in doubles? As you know, you can play for a few days longer than in singles. And why, of all people, Rohan Bopanna, a proud 43 year old, should now suddenly be thinking about retiring after such a successful season…? No. In pair skating everything stays the same. And that means everyone plays forever.
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