Nadal’s plan to retire in 2024 made Djokovic think

Rafa Nadal withdrew from Roland Garros 2023 as well as the rest of this year’s competitions due to injury and announced that he intends to retire in 2024. The plan in question made Novak Djokovic think about the end of his own career, he himself revealed it.

In fact, the Serbian tennis player said: “I’ve been thinking about my career and how much more I can play. When (Rafa) announced he was going into his final season, it felt like a part of me was going.” For me it was a big motivating factor to keep playing and competing and pushing each other to see who can achieve more.

This news came as a shock to everyone. It got me thinking about my career. I won’t be making any announcements today, but as I thought about it, I felt a little touched by what he said. I don’t like seeing him in his draw Roland GarrosTo be honest.

I managed to beat him twice, but for that I had to keep my heart and liver on the field. So I know how hard it is to play anywhere, but especially here. But as a tennis fan and someone who is part of the tennis ecosystem, you always want to win and see the best tennis players in the world, the most famous tennis players in the world play.”