The Spaniard went down against Britain’s Cameron Norrie at the start of the United Cup and left a heavy sentence in the face of repeated questions about his future.
After a severe fall then Cameron Norrie by 6-3, 3-6 and 4-6 within the framework of the beginning of united cup, Rafael Nadal He was annoyed by the repeated questions about his future. confirmed don’t think about retirement and he is motivated for 2023.
First of all, the current number 2 in the ATP ranking highlighted the great performance of the British tennis player and was very self-critical: “Cameron (Norrie) is a top player. I wasn’t too impressed because I knew it was very good. He did a lot of things right: very solid, no mistakes, good serve. I can do things better and I need to. I need to be stronger, make fewer mistakes and improve my physique.“.
On the other hand, Rafa grew tired of questions about his future and exploded in front of the press. “I don’t need to continue playing tennis for any reason. What drives me to continue is my passion for this sport; When I’m gone, I’ll drop it and you’ll be the first to know.“, he said. And he added: “Lately, every time I come to a press conference I feel like I have to leave, You seem very interested in what happened. Don’t go on because I’m here to play tennis and the time of retirement has not yet come“.
2022 by Rafael Nadal
With the loss against Norrie, Nadal ended his 2022. A year that, despite some bad streaks near the end, was more than positive. He celebrated at the Australian Open and won Roland Garros again, placing himself as the leading Grand Slam winner in tennis history, with 22. In addition, he added titles in Melbourne and Acapulco.
Source: Tycsports
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