Rafael Nadal didn’t sound very happy after he lost the French Open semi-final. When asked about his future plans, the King of Clay immediately said that he was not sure if he would play Wimbledon.
Eventually, the Spanish legend announced that he will skip both the Championships and the Olympic Games to prolong his career. This was Rafael’s statement:
“Hi all, I have decided not to participate at this year’s Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It’s never an easy decision to take but after listening to my body and discuss it with my team I understand that it is the right decision.”
Rafa sounded also not very happy with the decision of the French Open to postpone the event by one week. He added:
“The fact that there has only been 2 weeks between RG and Wimbledon, didn’t make it easier on my body to recuperate after the always demanding clay court season. They have been two months of great effort and the decision I take is focused looking at the mid and long term.
Sport prevention of any kind of excess in my body is a very important factor at this stage of my career in order to try to keep fighting for the highest level of competition and titles.
I want to send a special message to my fans around the world, to those in the United Kingdom and Japan in particular.
The Olympic Games always meant a lot and they were always a priority as a Sports person, I found the spirit that every sports person in the world wants to live. I personally had the chance to live 3 of them and had the honor to be the flag bearer for my country.“
Rafa will now spend some quality time with his wife and family also taking advantage of the wonderful yacht that has recently bought.
Well deserved.
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Now ranked no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 11th of June when he surrendered to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal of the French Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Rafael has a composed 23-4 match record. The Spaniard clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Barcelona and in Rome.
