Uncle Toni reveals Rafael Nadal’s shocking retirement plans

Rafael Nadal’s former coach and uncle, Toni, recently suggested in an interview that the former World No. 1 and 22-time Grand Slam champion may have more years to play professionally if he believes he can win and his body can handle it.

“I’m not a fortune teller, I don’t know. I think he will continue as long as he feels he has a chance to win. When he sees he has no choice, if he goes to a tournament and has no chance of winning, I don’t think he will play. In the end, he won too much to endure badly.” Toni told Diary Inc. in an interview.

“Federer went five years without a Grand Slam win, but he was there, doing the semifinals, the finals… He knew he could win. In fact, he won three more five years later because he felt he had options. That’s what’s guiding. How long does Rafa have? I don’t know. “He will clearly depend on his opponents, his body,” he said. added.

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Rafael Nadal rises to World No.2, year-end peak not far off

nadal crossed Norway Casper Ruud For 2nd place in the ATP rankings after losing to Japan Yoshihito Nishioka Quarterfinals in Seoul on Friday.

This meant that for the first time since 2000, two men from the same country were placed 1st and 2nd in the ATP rankings, i.e. Spain’s 1st and 2nd place. carlos alcaraz and Nadal. This was the last time André Agassi and Pete Sampras 1 or 2 from the US.

Nadal is currently 1000 points behind Alcaraz in the live rankings. Paris Masters and ATP Finals offering lucrative ranking points, both of which are at stake.

If Nadal can win on the hard courts in Paris, he could really close the gap as he didn’t play the tournament when Alcaraz reached the third round last year and will defend the points.

both nadal and Alcaraz, however, did not compete ATP Finals At last year’s marquee event, Alcaraz didn’t even qualify for the tournament, recently reaching the Top 8 and then monumentally moving up to the World No. US Open.

Interestingly, 19-year-old Alcaraz has become the youngest World Number 1 in men’s tennis history after his first big win at Flushing Meadows this year, beating former Australian player Lleyton Hewitt by a few months.

There are those who are debating whether Alcaraz can continue to be the Great of All Time, even eclipsing 30 Grand Slams in the future, including coach and former French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero.

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