The 38-year-old, who has 22 Grand Slam victories under his belt, made the announcement in a tearful video statement that was uploaded on X.
In actuality, these last two years in particular have been quite challenging. He remarked, “I don’t think I’ve been able to play without limitations.”
It’s clear that this is a tough choice, and it took me some time to come to it.
However, everything in this world has a start and a finish.
And I believe this is the right moment to call it quits on a long and wildly successful career that has exceeded my wildest expectations.
Although Nadal set a number of amazing records on clay, he was a legendary player everywhere. He demonstrated that whoever had classified him as a “clay specialist” had been misguided.
The 14-time French Open champion, who has also won four US Open championships and Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010, has, however, suffered from a number of injuries in recent years.
Nadal finished the tournament with an incredible 112-4 win-loss record, missing the 2023 French Open and winning his final Roland Garros title in 2022.
