It was not the best start to the season for Rafael Nadal. The Spanish tennis player lost to the British Cameron Norrie in a match where he managed to take the lead after the first set, but then he began to leave doubts on the court. The maximum Grand Slam winner returned to address the issue of a possible retirement in the long term, a question that has been asked over and over again in recent years. “I don’t need to keep playing tennis for any reason. What drives me to continue is my passion for this sport, when I lose it, I will leave it and you will be the first to know. Lately, every time I come to a press conference it seems that I have to retire, it’s as if they were very interested in that happening. Don’t continue with it because I’m here to play tennis and the time to retire hasn’t come yet”, commented the Spaniard. Regarding the action he had against Norrie, he indicated: “You have to give all the credit to him. He is a top player, we know each other well and I think he did everything perfectly. You have to put things in context. Had the Wimbledon points been counted, he would be much higher in the rankings. I know I can do much better, but I wouldn’t say the match was a disaster either. I need to be more solid, make fewer mistakes, and improve my physique because I lacked some speed. As I play games I will improve my decision-making at important moments”. “If I win a match I know that everything will improve and I will play more relaxed. I think it’s time to learn from the negative things, although I also believe that I did things well and that positive things can be extracted from having competed until the end against a great player who He arrives faster than me. I have the feeling that I need to improve many things to be able to compete for important things, but also that I have enough time to achieve it in these next two weeks”, he added in statements taken up by ‘Punto de Break’. How many years do you think he has left? to Rafael Nadal’s career?
Petchey reflects on Nadal
Mark Petchey sided with Rafael Nadal’s comments while responding to a Twitter post containing a video clip of the latter’s above response. “Why does anyone ask him this question? I don’t get it. He’s one of the very few players that sells vast quantities of tickets, puts column inches in papers and eyes balls on the game. Should be begging the guy to play another decade,” Mark Petchey said. “It’s like people want some nice runway to prepare their final words on this legends career. Just appreciate he still wants to thrill us and all that entails to try to remain one of the best,” Petchey added.
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