'Rafael Nadal leaves with the peace of mind that...', says top analyst

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The news of Rafael Nadal's retirement, after the fatigue and pain with which he ended the match against Taylor Fritz, was in the air and the announcement in Thursday's press conference swept away all doubts. Too much pain for the Majorcan tennis player, who explained that he lived with a 7 mm abdominal tear for a whole week, but that in the quarter-final match he felt the problem worsen and that at this point he preferred to put in front to all their happiness, thus deciding to forfeit. A low blow for the Spanish tennis player and all his fans, who still believed in the Grand Slam dream. Nadal's retirement therefore allows Nick Kyrgios to easily qualify for his first slam final, at the age of 27 and after a career in which, due to his character too often over the top, he was unable to achieve the results that everyone has. expected from a tennis player of his talent. The Australian tennis player, via an Instagram post, wished the Spanish champion a speedy recovery. Kyrgios wrote a few lines post to show his closeness to Nadal. “Different players, different personalities. @rafaelnadal I hope your recovery goes well and we all hope to see you healthy soon 🗣🙏🏽 next time ... ". posted the Australian. For the Canberra native, 2022 would seem to be the year of the turning point, in which, despite some unfortunate outings and some not very decent attitude costing him some fines, he demonstrated continuity of results never had in his career and showed off a series of good performances. In fact, this season the Australian has a score of 22-6 (including the semifinal not played with Nadal), specifically 13-2 on grass, a surface on which he reached the final in Wimbledon and the semifinals in Halle and Stuttgart.

Nadal never gives up

Toni Nadal wrote a column in El Pais about his nephew's injury and fitness situation over the years. "First of all, Rafael Nadal has an ability to endure suffering and to overcome extraordinary difficulty," Toni said. "Already in 2005 he had to accept and internalize the pain in order to continue with his sports career. If we had given credit to the seriousness of his congenital injury, he would have retired in those early days and would not have even lifted the 2006 Roland Garros. Second, even in seemingly untenable situations, he almost always retains unshakable faith in himself." Toni added. "He tends to take every opportunity he has available to him and grasp at straws. If he goes well, he wins the match, and if not, he leaves with the peace of mind that he won't be able to attribute the defeat to his own resignation."

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