Rafael Nadal revealed during his post-match victory speech that he will keep fighting in the future despite being unsure what might happen.
Many rumours have flown around these days in regards to Rafael Nadal possibly retiring soon. Some reporters even suggested that he might do it after Roland Garros but he took it upon himself to dispel those himself. Multiple people close to him denied them earlier but he addressed them during the victory speech:
“It’s amazing the things that are happening this year. For me personally, it’s very difficult to describe the feelings that I have. It’s something that I never believed to be here at 36 – being competitive again, playing on the most important court of my career. It means [an awful] lot to me. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I’m going to keep fighting!”
The 36-year-old now has a staggering 22 Grand Slam singles titles to his name, which puts him two clear of his great tennis rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the all-time race.
Wilander chimed in as well:
"I would think it must be [the sweetest title for Nadal]. First of all, he didn’t know if he was going to be able to play, every morning when he woke up. But now [we must] focus on not 14… but 22! He’s two ahead of Novak and Roger now, and this could be the reason that he goes down as the greatest player of all time. Again, he’s so humble and in the present moment that it seems like he’s going to keep going."
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