Tennis faces sad truth after grim Rafael Nadal update his retirement on..
Tennis is finally seeing the end of the ‘golden era’ of the Big Three and the Williams sisters following Rafael Nadal’s latest injury update. The Spaniard pulled out of the French Open and admitted that 2024 would likely be his final year on the tour during a press conference on Thursday. It comes as Novak Djokovic confessed that a new generation of players had already come to the forefront following his Rome loss to Holger Rune.
Tennis faces sad truth after grim Rafael Nadal update his retirement on..
Nadal has become the latest player to discuss his retirement just months after Roger Federer and Serena Williams both ended their respective careers within weeks of one another. The ‘changing of the guard’ is a common trope in tennis, but it well and truly appears to be happening as some of the sport’s greatest champions hang up their rackets.
While Djokovic continues to win titles and fend off some of the rising young stars, the Serb himself admitted that a new generation had already arrived when he suffered his second career defeat to 20-year-old Rune. “Yeah, obviously, a new generation is here already,” he said after a 6-2 4-6 6-2 loss.
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Currently sitting at No 1 in the rankings, the Serb will be dethroned come Monday – on what is his 36th birthday – as Carlos Alcaraz will return to the top. Giving his assessment of the game, Djokovic said the long-awaited generational shift was finally happening.
“I mean, Alcaraz is No 1 in the world from Monday. Obviously he’s playing amazing tennis. I think it’s also good for our sport that we have new faces, new guys coming up. It’s normal,” he continued.
“We’ve been saying this for years, that we can expect it to come, that moment to come when you have kind of shift of generations. I’m personally still trying to hang in there with all of them. I’m happy with – of course, very happy with – my career so far. I still have the hunger to keep going. Let’s see how far I’m going to play
Tennis faces sad truth after grim Rafael Nadal update his retirement on..
Tennis is finally seeing the end of the ‘golden era’ of the Big Three and the Williams sisters following Rafael Nadal’s latest injury update. The Spaniard pulled out of the French Open and admitted that 2024 would likely be his final year on the tour during a press conference on Thursday. It comes as Novak Djokovic confessed that a new generation of players had already come to the forefront following his Rome loss to Holger Rune.
Tennis faces sad truth after grim Rafael Nadal update his retirement on..
Nadal has become the latest player to discuss his retirement just months after Roger Federer and Serena Williams both ended their respective careers within weeks of one another. The ‘changing of the guard’ is a common trope in tennis, but it well and truly appears to be happening as some of the sport’s greatest champions hang up their rackets.
While Djokovic continues to win titles and fend off some of the rising young stars, the Serb himself admitted that a new generation had already arrived when he suffered his second career defeat to 20-year-old Rune. “Yeah, obviously, a new generation is here already,” he said after a 6-2 4-6 6-2 loss.
READ MORE:Rafa Nadal gives fresh update on Roland Garros as declared that he will only..
Currently sitting at No 1 in the rankings, the Serb will be dethroned come Monday – on what is his 36th birthday – as Carlos Alcaraz will return to the top. Giving his assessment of the game, Djokovic said the long-awaited generational shift was finally happening.
“I mean, Alcaraz is No 1 in the world from Monday. Obviously he’s playing amazing tennis. I think it’s also good for our sport that we have new faces, new guys coming up. It’s normal,” he continued.
“We’ve been saying this for years, that we can expect it to come, that moment to come when you have kind of shift of generations. I’m personally still trying to hang in there with all of them. I’m happy with – of course, very happy with – my career so far. I still have the hunger to keep going. Let’s see how far I’m going to play
