Rafael Nadal announces his retirement

The words of Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal posted a long video on his Instagram profile: "It's been a long year. From hoping to get back into the clay season to being forced to have to stop to find a solution to what was happening to me. From’surgery onward it è opened before me a new horizon, always forò with a difficult path".

"The intention, però, è was always to return to compete despite doubts and moments when this seemed impossible. The key è has been to keep the spirit of the job and now I feel ready to come back. I don’t know at what level, né I can’t think what to expect, but that doesn’t matter to me. I’m just happy to be able to come back and compete by employing a positive effort on the field, and right now I think I’m competitive".

And again: "In many moments I thought it was over. I played for many years and to see initially that the results of the work done were not coming è was tough. Forè I always thought that I did not deserve to end my career in a press conference. I wanted something else. And I kept fighting for this illusion that now, forò è ” reality.

The&39;farewellè però near: "Being realistic, there are many possibilitiesà that 2024 may be my last year on the circuit. It mayò be that I will be able to compete for half the season, or all of it, or even that I wonò even no longer be able to. I can’t deny it, that è that’s the truth. And in my head I know all this, so I will participate in tournaments having fun and with this knowledge. I can’t announce anything becauseé I don’t know what will happen and how my body will react, but I want to give myself an opportunity’".