Quote from: shogun47 on Today at 07:33:34 PM

Quote from: aoluain on Today at 06:24:57 AM

Thats a possibility for Nadal to play his final match at the French Open, He is certainly
targeting that one, maybe he will in future only play the GS's or only play the Clay courts?
It will be difficult for him though not to be playing full time but the body will dictate what
he will be capable of doing and how far he can puch himself to remain competitive.

I think that Nadal will be very cautious about his decision and about his final appearance in tennis. I believe it is even possible that he won't return to the tennis stage like Federer did not go for his last match at Wimbledon. Federer back at the time said that he didn't want to take away the focus from all the other players only because everyone knows that it is his last game and I feel that Nadal is the same kind of guy.

So either Nadal is 100% healthy and believes he can win it, or he will step down like a gentleman like Federer and not take the focus away from any players, but instead use the Laver Cup as well to say goodbye. For now I am not very optimistic that Nadal is still convinced of a comeback. This time it is a bit different from the past recoveries he had.

Nadal and Paris open is actually something unthinkable that they won't be together in the summer. But yes, injuries and age. That could be a problem for Nadal. He is no longer fit. He doesn't play much now, maybe he wants to risk everything to be there in Paris. A nice finish to win the tournament at Roland Garros would be great. But the competition will be huge this year at Paris, and I don't know if he will be physically strong enough either. Gravel is of course his substrate, but Alcaraz is probably stronger than Nadal at the moment. A dream final would be Nadal against Alcaraz.