Rafael Nadal announces his sporting retirement after the Davis Cup final in November – Libération

It’s only a matter of weeks. In just over a month, Rafael Nadal will officially no longer be a professional tennis player. The Majorcan, 38 years old, confirmed this Thursday, October 10 on his networks that this year 2024 spent on the world circuit will indeed be his last. “I am here to tell you that I am leaving professional tennis”said the left-hander in a video posted on his X account, adding however that he was «enthusiastic» with the idea of ​​concluding by playing this Davis Cup final, in his country.

However, this summer, the Spaniard with 22 Grand Slam titles including 14 Roland-Garros had suggested that he could have done it again in 2025, just to say goodbye to the various prestigious tournaments that he has won. But the new physical problems encountered at the start of the school year undoubtedly got the better of this final last stand.

Nadal, currently 154th in the ATP rankings, had given up playing the Laver Cup, an exhibition tennis tournament which took place in Berlin from September 20 to 24. Over the last two years, he was away from the courts for almost a year, was only able to play 23 matches, and has since never regained his former level.

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