On Sunday, Rafael Nadal will play yet another French Open final and there are strong rumors that he is about to announce his retirement soon after the match.
According to reports, Roger Federer has also arrived in Paris corroborating the speculations of the possibility that this will be Nadal’s last match. Roger and Rafa enjoy a special relationship and if it is true that Nadal retires today it is very plausible that Roger would not have missed the opportunity the pay tribute to his great friend and rival.
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Rafa has been struggling for his entire career with Mueller-Weiss Syndrome, a rare degenerative condition affecting bones in the feet. Nadal has been saying more than once that he is aware that this could be his last French Open.
According to reports, Nadal has asked for an additional press conference.
E’ arrivato a Parigi anche Federer… https://t.co/LEBQ0et7cV
— Vincenzo Martucci (@VinceMartucci) June 5, 2022
Nadal at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.5, Nadal has managed to achieve a compiled 29-3 win-loss record in 2022. The Spaniard is playing at the moment at the French Open where he beat Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-2 6-2, Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-1 6-4, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-2 6-4, Felix Auger Aliassime 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3, Novak Djokovic 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-64 and Alexander Zverev 7-68 6-6 ret..
Rafael Nadal will come up against the world no.8 Casper Ruud in the final on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Court Philippe-Chatrier. In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now in top tournaments.
The Spaniard clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. The Spaniard reached the final in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
The Spaniard won 91 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 62 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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