(Photo : Photo by JAIME REINA/AFP by way of Getty Images) Spanish tennis participant Rafael Nadal gestures as he talks throughout a press convention to announce he won’t compete within the French Open, on the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca, on May 18, 2023. The 22-time Grand Slam winner withdrew from the French Open as a result of his hip damage has not healed and stated he expects 2024 to be his last 12 months in skilled tennis.
Tennis star Rafael Nadal is about to overlook the French Open for the primary time since his debut in 2005 as a result of a nagging hip damage. He made the announcement at a press convention held on the Rafa Nadal Academy on Thursday.
“We were not able to find a solution to the problem I had in Australia.”
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The Spaniard nice is probably the most prolific performer within the match’s historical past, successful 14 occasions on the clay court docket.
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The 22-time Grand Slam winner suffered a hip damage final January throughout the 2023 Australian Open in his second-round match-up in opposition to Mackenzie McDonald. He was severely restricted all through the match, dropping in straight units, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
He was anticipated to have a restoration time of six to eight weeks, however Nadal and his crew “were not able to find a solution” to his drawback in Australia.
“I didn’t make the decision, my body made the decision. To play Roland Garros is impossible,” the 36-year-old stated.
Nadal revealed that he plans to take a hiatus to concentrate on his physique’s restoration earlier than giving all of it for one final experience in 2024.
“My ambition is to try to stop to give myself an opportunity to enjoy next year, that’s probably going to be my last year on the professional tour.”
The ‘King of Clay’ bared that he thinks that he deserves to finish his profession on his personal phrases, saying that he labored arduous sufficient all through his illustrious profession for its finish to not be held in a press convention.
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