Rafael Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros and 22nd slam on Sunday in Paris after conceding just 6 games to Casper Ruud. Rafa had to find a solution to his terrible foot injury plaguing his career for many years. The Spaniard revealed that he was;t even able to walk after he won the 2nd round against Corentin Moutet.
Retirement and Wimbledon
The Spanish sensation has stressed many times that this could be his last French Open to fuel some speculations about a possible retirement after Paris. After winning the final, Nadal dismissed the speculations that he will not play Wimbledon.
Rafa commented:
“Wimbledon is a priority, always been a priority. If I am able to play with anti-inflammatories? Yes. To play with anesthetic injections? No. I don’t want to put myself in that position again.
Can happen once, but no, is not a philosophy of life that I want to follow. So let’s see. I am always a positive guy, and I always expect things to go the right way. So let’s be confident, and let’s be positive. Then let’s see what’s going on.”
Nadal will try to have a treatment before Wimbledon hoping to play the Championships.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently ranked no.4, Rafael played his last match on the 5th of June when he defeated world no.6 Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 in the final in French Open to win his 92nd career title.
Until now, during this year Nadal has achieved an overall 30-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. The Spaniard was the finalist in Indian Wells.
