On Thursday, October 10, the Spanish tennis player Raphael Nadal officially announced the completion of his career. Nadal made this message through his Instagram, where he thanked all his fans and supporters. "Great thanks to everyone!" - he wrote under a video containing the footage of his speeches for many years, accompanied by words of gratitude in many languages.
Raphael Nadal will remain in tennis history as one of the most prominent athletes. He won 22 titles of the Grandsl series, which is the second result in the history of men's tennis, second only to Serb Novak Djokovich, who has 24 titles. In total, Nadal won 92 ATP titles, of which 63 were on the ground. Particularly noteworthy is his record 14 victories on Rolan Harros.
Nadal is also an Olympic champion, winning Gold in a single grid at the Olympic Games in 2008. In the 2024 season, he spent 11 matches at the ATP tournaments, reaching the quarterfinals in Brisbena.
It is worth noting that this year, due to trauma, Nadal refused to participate in the Wimbledon tournament, resulting in the Australian tennis player Nick Kiriaos went to the finals without fighting.
