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Too suddenly! The legend curtain call, announcing retirement!

On the afternoon of the 10th, Beijing time

Spain tennis legend Rafael Nadal

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It was announced that he would retire after the Davis Cup at the end of the year

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Nadal said in the video: "I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that these years have been tough, especially the last two years. I didn't think I could play without restrictions and that led me to make this decision. In a person's life, everything has a beginning and an end. I think now is the perfect time to end a long career. And this career has been much more successful than I thought. ”

Too suddenly! The legend curtain call, announcing retirement!

Nadal is 38 years old and a Spain tennis superstar. He is the seventh men's career singles Grand Slam winner and the second men's career Golden Slam winner.

Nadal won 22 Grand Slam titles in his career, including 14 French Open singles titles, Olympic gold medals in men's singles and men's doubles, and 36 Masters titles, for a total of 92 singles titles.

[Previously reported]

Nadal suffered an injury during the Australia Open in January 2023 and did not play any matches for nearly a year due to repeated injuries and surgery.

On December 1, 2023, Spain tennis star Rafael Nadal announced that he plans to return to the court in January 2024.

Nadal said via social media that he will return during the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament in January 2024 after being away from the court for almost a year due to injury, and Nadal also said that 2024 will be his last year as a professional tennis player if there are no accidents.

Netizen comments

Too suddenly! The legend curtain call, announcing retirement!
Too suddenly! The legend curtain call, announcing retirement!
Too suddenly! The legend curtain call, announcing retirement!
Too suddenly! The legend curtain call, announcing retirement!
Too suddenly! The legend curtain call, announcing retirement!
Too suddenly! The legend curtain call, announcing retirement!

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