Rafael Nadal gets out of line on retirement
Rafael Nadal blurts out retirement
During an interview at the microphones of "Movistar", Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal è bluntly spoke out about the process of recovery from injury and possible retirement from the court.
"It's possible that 2024 will be my last year, but I can't confirm it 100% because I don't know. I can't wait to play again and try to get competitive again. I don't want people to misunderstand, it's not about winning Roland Garros or the Australian Open, I don't think it's impossible but the priority's; è getting back on the court" began the Spanish tennis player.
"Last June 2, I had hip surgery and since then I have been doing other things besides tennis, things I never had the chance" to do. I went through different phases, but now I am trying to enjoy life. When I made the announcement of my stop, I didn't know I had to have surgery, and I have to say that since the injury it's always been harder. There hasn't been a moment of tranquility, sometimes the results mask the suffering and the everyday reality" continued the 22-time Slam champion.
"I needed to stop, initially I thought I would be able to recover then I realized that the problem was more serious than expected. After the operation it took me several months to recover. I had to take off for a while and had a chance to spend time with my family. In tennis as in all sports you have to deal with insurmountable difficulties. One of them è age; and when you are ahead it becomes hard. I can not say what goals I have, I am in the middle of a recovery process and I do not know how things will go" added the Spaniard about recovery from the injury.
In conclusion Rafael Nadal è dwelt on the performance of Carlos Alcaraz: "He has the potential to win everything. But if I had to give him advice, it would be to keep improving".
