Spanish legend Rafael Nadal is currently preparing for his last professional tournament before bidding bye to tennis for good. Nadal’s career has been an inspiration for all the up-and-coming young tennis stars.
He has won 92 titles in his remarkable career. That includes 22 Grand Slams, 36 Masters 1000 trophies, and an Olympic gold medal. That’s not all; the King of Clay has the fifth-most men’s tour-level titles in the Open Era.
With such an impressive professional career, it makes sense to have the best farewell tournament before he hangs up his racquet. However, Nadal is not looking for the perfect retirement and solely aims to contribute to Spain’s performance in the Davis Cup.
Nadal said, “I am not here for retiring. I’m here to try to help the team win. It’s of course going to be my last week on the professional tour, but at the end, we are here in a team competition. Emotions will come at the end. Before and after, I’ll be focused on what I have to do.”
As per the 22-time Grand Slam champion, he could keep playing for another year to say goodbye to his fans in every tournament, but he doesn’t have the ego to do a farewell tour just for the sake of having one.
Rafael Nadal addresses Roger Federer’s status in the 2024 Davis Cup
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer—these names have scripted history with their remarkable performances and, of course, a fierce on-court rivalry. However, outside the court, these two are very close to each other and often seen hanging out with each other.
When asked about whether Roger Federer will join this year’s Davis Cup for his retirement, Rafael Nadal said, “I didn’t talk to Roger. I think Roger has a busy schedule. This is going to be my last week on the professional tour, but I don’t think it’s going to be my last goodbye. So there are going to be other chances to do something.”
With that being said, it seems like Rafa Nadal is unsure if Roger Federer will be able to attend the Davis Cup for his retirement. However, fans would love to see these two on the court together again in the same tournament where Roger Federer made his retirement public.
Well, it’s truly an end of an era, as 2 of the Big 3 members are now retired, with only Novak Djokovic still trying to push through it all.
