Rafa Nadal’s DELAY before his return: “There is a possibility that…”

As he prepares to return to action in Brisbane, the Spaniard published a new video in which he confirmed that 2024 could mark the end of his career.

After what was the announcement that he will compete again in Brisbane in 2024, the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal He once again shared a video on his social networks in which he indicated that retirement is near: “There’s a good chance this will be my last year, no doubt.“.

“It’s a fact, there’s a good chance this will be my last year, without a doubt. There’s a chance it’s only half a year, there’s a chance it’s a whole year, there’s a chance we won’t reach all of that… These are things that, at the moment, I don’t have the capacity to answer, this is the truth“Nadal’s explanation in the video published on his social networks.

More than just saying retirement may be near, The Spaniard added, his wish is to happen on the tennis court and not in the press room.: “Of course, on many occasions I thought that it was pointless to continue playing, which in the end takes many years, many things, many hours of work that you don’t see the result. But I still think I don’t deserve to end my sports career in a press room.“.

In any case, the former world number 1 explained that he does not want to prematurely retire or announce it early. According to him, his intention is to prepare for Brisbane and see what the future holds: “I don’t want to announce it as such (retirement) because in the end you don’t know what can happen and you always have to give yourself the opportunity to say something.” and then don’t be a slave to what he said. I think it will be like that, I can’t guarantee it one hundred percent because in the end I have worked hard to fight again. And if things and my physique allow me to move forward “And I enjoy what I do, why should I set a deadline? I think it doesn’t make sense.”

Nadal and his expectations for his comeback: “In Brisbane I don’t want anything, just to be competitive”

Beyond the possibility of retirement, the reality is that Nadal is focused on Brisbane, a tournament that will mark his return to activity after a year without competing. Because of this, in another video published on Wednesday, the tennis player said that His intentions are focused on “To be competitive“.

“I’m happy to be back and I’m looking forward to making whatever effort is needed to have fun and be competitive. I train for good weeks at a level that allows me the possibility to compete again. I went through many stages and I came back to a tournament that is familiar, difficult, but I hope to be ready to compete. I don’t want anything else, just to be competitive“, held.