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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 6, 2022 Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts during his quarter final match against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 6, 2022 Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts during his quarter final match against Taylor Fritz of the U.S. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Rafael Nadal has shared the idea that he might retire after the 2024 season but has not confirmed anything about his career yet. His primary focus is on Roland Garros, and after that, it is anybody’s guess. He has talked about his possible retirement since early 2023. After coming back this year, he had to withdraw from many tournaments once again, because of injuries.
He recently spoke to the press about his plans after the season and once again announced that he might retire after 2024. Many fans, who were sad in the past, are now annoyed with Nadal’s announcements.
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Rafael Nadal has fans vexed with his words
Since he stepped back from tennis after the 2023 Australian Open, Rafa has fans worried about his retirement. After many interviews and announcements, his followers are no longer willing to indulge themselves in any more speculations.
Rafael Nadal said, “This is going to be my last year but I don’t confirm it 100%. I will go day by day. I’ll say it before Roland Garros. I give myself a few months of caution. You know that things can happen, so I can’t define things months in advance after a year without competing.” Consequently, fans showed their annoyance after reading this.
One fan gave a sarcastic comment about Rafa and said that since January 2023, he has shared more announcements than actually playing a match.
Rafa since Jan2023:
Matches played= 7
Announcements made= 64 https://t.co/hG88Y9FRzB— AllTheSports (@WhatSports10) February 15, 2024
Another fan said that they were exhausted with his announcements now, and also insisted that Rafael Nadal should retire. They also said he was only trying to stay relevant through the media.
We’re exhausted, retire.
He’s just trying to keep himself relevant atp
— #1 Roger Goaterer Stan (@Aleeexanderrrrr) February 15, 2024
One fan pointed out how he said a similar thing in 2021 and 2022.
You said the same thing in 2021,2022 too 🥱
— Bishal (@bishalc004) February 15, 2024
One fan said that they didn’t care anymore and Nadal should just go away.
Ngaf, just go away.
— fabricio 🧉 (@realfabo) February 15, 2024
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Another fan stated that Rafa must love soap operas since he enacts the ‘same drama’ each year. They also told him to announce it when it was official instead of creating more speculation.
Rafa must like soap operas. Same drama every year. Just announce it when it’s official instead of making everyone speculate. https://t.co/GfNNKFjNSQ
— Vansh (@Vanshagar24) February 15, 2024
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Another piece of speculation is not what Nadal’s fans want. Since there is only speculation, all tennis fans are getting restless about the shape of his career and the rest of the season. He first planned to return to the sport as a professional in Qatar but had to pull out because his recovery from injury has been delayed once again. When will he finally return and put an end to the guesswork?
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