Rafael Nadal Prepares To Bid Farewell To Professional Tennis
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal is set to bid an emotional farewell from professional Tennis after a glittering career in which he amassed 22 grand slam titles.
The 38-year-old last played at the Paris Olympics but continuing injury struggles, which have hampered him throughout his career, have severely limited his time on the court over the past two seasons.
Rafael Nadal is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time and his final tournament will be with Spain at the Davis Cup finals in November.
Rafael Nadal wrote this in his social media handle :
“Hello everyone, I’m here to let you know that I am retiring from professional tennis, The reality is that is has been some difficult years, these last two especially. I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations . It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end. And I think it’s the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined . Very bad moments, very good moments, moments when they have had to push me, moments when they gave me more slack. We have lived so much together that it is difficult to explain”.
Rafael Nadel mostly refereed as the “King of Clay” due to his remarkable dominance on the surface, has won 14 of his grand slams at the French Open and lost just four of his 116 matches in Paris.
His 22 grand slam titles are the second-most in history of men’s tennis behind only Novak Djokovic, his great long-time rival, as are his 36 Masters 1000 titles. Nadal has also won singles and doubles gold for Spain at the Olympics and led his country to five Davis Cup titles.
He also won the US Open four times and the Australian Open and Wimbledon twice, while his victory over Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final is widely considered the greatest tennis match of all time.
Rafael Nadal, who was forced the skip last month’s Laver Cup over fitness concerns, announced last year that 2024 would likely be his last season on the tour.
Story by : George Opoku Boateng . Ahotor FM . X -Prekese GH
