Madrid/Hamburg (SID) Rafael Nadal is still a natural event. When the 37-year-old tennis top star races across the red ash in a tank top during training in the Caja Magica, the magic box in Madrid, there is still a murmur going through the audience.
Every appearance by the 22-time Grand Slam winner on his farewell tour is an event. Boris Becker is deeply impressed – and his young opening opponent at the Masters in the Spanish capital is overwhelmed even before the first serve. However, Nadal is clearly skeptical about his big goal, the French Open.
“If I arrive in Paris the way I feel today, I won’t play,” said the left-hander on Wednesday before the start in Madrid, where Nadal is competing for the 20th time and has triumphed five times: “I will play Roland Garros, When I feel competitive, I play. If I can’t play, I can’t play.”
Nadal tortures his battered body again to say goodbye properly. Especially from the French Open, which he has won 14 times. At the end of May he wants to attack his favorite tournament one last time and inspire the frenetic audience at Court Philippe Chatrier. He is currently trying to build up his form for this. The duel against the 16-year-old American Darwin Blanch will provide the next indication of his condition.
2024-04-24 13:24:00
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