Roger Federer says he sympathizes with all Rafael Nadal fans and encourages the Spaniard to retire in 2024 with one last championship run. Nadal, who will turn 37 in a few days, announced last Thursday his intention to retire in 2024.
Next year, Rafael Nadal hopes to be able to participate in some of his favorite and most special tournaments. Also, it’s no secret that at the very top of Nadal’s wish list will be to do well at Roland-Garros 2024 and Paris Olympics 2024.
“What can you say to Rafa fans (like me) who are quite sad right now? A consolation ?” a fan asked Federer. Federer replied: “I sympathize with you. But I’m happy for him that he’s giving himself the time he needs to come back healthy and achieve a few more feats..
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What can you say to Rafa’s fans (like myself) who are quite sad these day? Any consolation? — Flamingo (@FlamingoRose73) May 23, 2023
Federer hopes Nadal will retire on a positive note
Nadal, who hasn’t played since the Australian Open, has struggled a lot with injuries in recent years.
This time around, Nadal has suffered several setbacks in his recovery and is missing the Roland-Garros tournament. Deciding to retire while injured is something Nadal would never do. That being said, Nadal hopes to regain his health and finish his career in 2024 on the court.
“What keeps things alive is having enough strength to say I didn’t deserve to end up like this. I had enough strength and satisfaction during my career to get things done by me -even, always trying to achieve high goals.
Sometimes I succeeded, sometimes not. To come back, to compete at the highest professional level would be a satisfaction to finish as I see fit. I am aware that this is not the case at the moment. But I am also aware that it is worth making a last effort, it is my philosophy, I defend it and I will fight for it.
If the body responds, I will do things that are worth a lot of effort,” Nadal said last week.
2023-05-26 01:09:30
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