Rafael Nadal said he is unsure whether he will be able to play at the French Open for likely the final time later this month, after he was defeated in the second round of the Italian Open by Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday.
“The decision as you can imagine, is not clear in my mind today,” the 22-time grand slam winner said afterwards, according to the ATP Tour. “But if I have to say what’s my feeling and if my mind is closer one way or the other way, I’m going to say I will be in Roland Garros and try my best.” Nadal succumbed to a 6-1 6-3 defeat against world No. 9 Hurkacz in Rome, in what was likely his last appearance at a tournament he has won a record 10 times.
The 37-year-old Spaniard accumulated a record 14 titles at Roland Garros, the most recent coming in 2022, but he was forced to withdraw last year due to injury before the tournament began, missing it for the first time since he made his debut in 2005. Nadal told reporters on Saturday that there were two ways for him to approach this year’s French Open. “Probably one is to say, ‘Okay, I am not ready, I am not playing well enough.
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