Tennis: Somdev Devvarman on Rafael Nadal’s French Open swansong – ‘Retirement is inevitable’
Nadal is likely to call time on his career after competing at the 2024 French Open along with Britain’s Andy Murray.
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Men’s tennis is entering an interesting phase unlike what it has had so far this century. For the last 24 years and a bit more, the four Grand Slams – the pinnacle of tennis – and the Olympics as well has shared its winners among three great players – Novak Djokovic from Serbia, Rafael Nadal from Spain and Roger Federer from Switzerland, Britain’s Andy Murray being the most notable mention outside the Big Three.
It was the end of one era when Federer announced his retirement from the sport in 2022. The world’s greatest grass court player and a darling of Wimbledon fans, the Swiss player broke hearts when he hung up his racket.
As Djokovic continued to scale new heights and break records, he had Nadal to challenge him sparsely. Murray’s injuries caught up with him and the new generation began breaking through slowly.
But as the world gears up for two months of packed schedules in the sport with the French Open and Wimbledon along with the 2024 Paris Olympics, two of the remaining three who dominated the sport for a large portion of the 21st century so far are also ready to call it time on their careers.
Former India no 1 Somdev Devvarman has watched...
