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  • Updated: May 18, 2023

Nadal Out Of French Open, To Retire In 2024

Nadal Out Of French Open, To Retire In 2024

Rafael Nadal will not be able to participate in this year's French Open for the first time in 19 years due to a persisting hip injury.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion also announced on Thursday his plans to retire after the 2024 season.

"I didn't make the decision, my body made the decision. To play Roland Garros is impossible," he said in a news conference at his academy in Mallorca.

"Next year will be my last year on tour - that is my idea. 

"If I keep going now I won't be able to make that happen."

Nadal injured his hip in an Australian Open second-round defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald on January 18.

He was initially expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks but an MRI scan two days after the match showed a tear in his left psoas muscle.

Since then, the Spaniard has not been fit enough to play a tournament in the run-up to Roland Garros which begins on May 28 and runs until 11 June.

"I was working as much as possible every single day for the past four months and they have been difficult because I've not been not able to find a solution to the problem I had in Australia," said the former world number one.

"I'm not in the position to be able to compete to be at the standard to play Roland Garros.

"I'm not a guy who will just be at Roland Garros."

The 'King of Clay' added that he won't return anytime soon in order to make a full recovery. 

"I will stop for a while, maybe one month, maybe three months or maybe four months. I do not like to predict the future," added Nadal, who won the French Open title in his first appearance there in 2005.

"I will do the right thing for my body and personal happiness. 

"My motivation is to enjoy the season and say goodbye to all the tournaments I have enjoyed in my career.

"If I keep going now I will not be able to make that happen."

Nadal has won 112 of his 115 matches at the French Open and has won more singles titles at Roland Garros than any other player.

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