Tennis, French Open 2024: Rafael Nadal set to make emotional farewell to Roland Garros
Nadal will bring down the curtain on his 19-year-old French Open career.
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Rafael Nadal will bring down the curtain on his 19-year French Open career with the likelihood of adding to his 14 titles greatly diminished before he leaves behind a record and reputation unlikely ever to be matched.
The great Spaniard, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, won his first title at Roland Garros as a teenager in 2005. A week on Monday, he will celebrate his 38th birthday.
A former world number one, who is now at 276 in the world, Nadal has only played 15 matches since January last year as a hip injury and then a muscle tear were added to a depressing history of physical ailments which have forced him to miss 12 Grand Slam tournaments in his career.
Whether or not the 2024 French Open becomes number 13 will soon become apparent as the draw for the event takes place on Thursday afternoon.
“I’m going to play the tournament thinking that I can give my all, 100 per cent,” explained Nadal after a second round exit in Rome last week. “And if 100 per cent is not enough to win a match, I’ll accept that. But I don't want to step onto court knowing that I have no chance. If there's a 0.01% chance, I...
