The French Open organizers had planned a farewell ceremony for Rafael Nadal, but they decided to cancel it after Nadal expressed that he might not be retiring and that it might not be his last appearance at the French Open.
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo stated that they are ready to hold a farewell ceremony for Nadal whenever he feels it is the right time to do so.
This decision was made out of respect for Nadal’s wishes and the uncertainty surrounding his future in professional tennis.
Amélie Mauresmo commented: “As you can imagine, we had something planned for him. But he wants to leave the door open so we’re not going to push him to do anything. It’s his decision when he wants to have a proper ceremony or proper goodbye and proper farewell. So we’re not going to do it this year.”
Rafael Nadal in 2024
Ranked world no.276, Nadal played his last match on the 11th of May when he lost to world no.8 Hubert Hurkacz 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in Rome (draw).
At the moment, during this season Nadal has managed to achieve a composed 7-4 win-loss record.
Rafael Nadal will face the world no.4 Alexander Zverev in the 1st round. Their current head to head is 7-3 for Nadal.
Rafael won 92 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 63 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Wimbledon (Wimbledon) after French Open. The main draw will start on the 26th of May.
