Rafa Nadal opens the door to continue in 2025

Rafa Nadal opens the door to continue in 2025. The Spaniard, who will debut on Monday at Roland Garros against Alexander Zverev, has denied that this will be his last participation in the tournament that he has won 14 times and that he has the necessary motivation to face the tournament, while ensuring that “It’s a great option for it to be my last Roland Garros but I can’t say it 100%. I don’t want to close the door on myself. This place is magical for me », he said. “I’m not going to say it’s my last Roland Garros, I’m sorry,” Nadal said.

In a press conference prior to his debut, Nadal made it clear that he refuses to think that this will be his last Grand Slam. «I am enjoying and I feel competitive in training. I can play against anyone and I don’t feel worse than others. “That gives me hope,” he said. «Somehow I don’t want to close the door 100%, I am enjoying it, I am traveling with the family, they are enjoying it and I have not been able to explore whether I will be able to play without limitations. Give me time, maybe in a month and a half I’ll say I can’t,” he added.

He found out about his rival in Paris playing Parcheesi

Nadal has acknowledged that “the training I am doing tells me that I am not that far away,” although he has once again demonstrated his wisdom by pointing out that “I am not a person who usually deceives myself, I am realistic and critical. I’m perfect? No. I need to improve, but I am being competitive in all training sessions against good and important people. The Spanish tennis player has pointed out that “the shame is that we are very close and it happened for a very short time.” “It’s the first week that I feel free, thinking about the ball and little else,” he confessed.

Regarding the bad luck he had in the draw between him and Zverev, Nadal used his sense of humor when he told how he found out: «I was playing Parcheesi and they told me I was playing with him. Not being seeded, I could wait for it. You have to accept it.” »You don’t know if it’s bad luck, a priori it’s not a good draw. “It comes from winning a Masters 1000 like the one in Rome,” he analyzed.