He ATP Calendar in the world of tennis it’s okay comes to an end and, in fact, he now faces his last tournament in the category Masters 1000 at Paris-Bercy. where it won’t be Rafa Nadalone of the major absences of the tournament with that of Novak Djokovic and that of Jannik sinner. The French capital closed its doors a few weeks ago after that of Shanghai, the only major competition remaining on the horizon, Davis Cup In addition, it will be the Masters Tournament, the Nitto ATP Finals, in which the eight best in the ranking play.
The main absence if we look at the ranking is that of Jannik Sinner, victim of a virus, but he will not be in the French Masters 1,000 either. Novak Djokovicwinner in 2023 and first winner, with up to seven wins there. During the last season, Nolé was proclaimed champion by beating the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets (6-4 and 6-3), but as confirmed will not defend the title and will rest before Turin after being present at the Six Kings Slam.
Another tennis player who will be missed will, as always, be Rafa Nadal. The winning options for the Spaniards will again be in charge of Carlos Alcarazwho reached the final of the new tournament organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabiabut ended up falling in the title duel with Jannik sinner.
The reason for Nadal’s absence at Paris-Bercy
Rafa Nadal will not be at Paris-Bercynor in any of the upcoming tournaments on an individual level, since he confirmed his withdrawal on Thursday October 10. The manacori announced that He left professional tennis at age 38After the latter part of his career, he was battling continued injuries and discomfort that prevented him from being 100%.
“Hello everyone. I am here to inform you that I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that The last two years have been difficult and I couldn’t play without limits. It’s a difficult decision, which took me a long time but in this life everything has a beginning and an end», announced Nadal, winner of 92 titles, 22 Grand Slams and two Olympic gold medals, one of the best tennis players in history.
Rafa Nadal’s results at the Masters 1000 in Paris – Bercy
The Paris-Bercy tournament is not a tournament in which Rafa Nadal has been particularly good and, strangely, he never became champion although he is the undisputed historical dominator of the great Parisian tennis competition, Roland Garros and its clay court.
Nadal’s best result at Paris-Bercy was reach the final, which he only did in 2007losing to Argentinian David Nalbandian 6-4 and 6-0. On four occasions he reached the semi-finals (2009, 2013, 2019 and 2020), while he remained in the quarter-finals three times (2008, 2015 and 2017) and was eliminated in the final. second round during his last participationin 2022 against the American Tommy Paul in three sets.
When will Rafael Nadal play his next match?
Nadal will end his career playing the Davis Cup with Spain. It will be at Martín Carpena in Málaga, in the 8-a-side Final to become champion of the a salad bowl. The rival of the Spanish delegation in the quarter-finals will be The Netherlandsplaying in front of them Tuesday November 19.
