FRENCH OPEN 2024: RAFAEL NADAL’S FAREWELL CANCELLED BY TOURNAMENT ORGANISERS AFTER SPANIARD SUGGESTS FUTURE BACKTRACK

Rafael Nadal, the record 14-time Roland-Garros champion, said earlier this year that there was “a big, big chance” that the 2024 French Open would be his last. As a result, the tournament decided to organise a send-off. However, those plans have since been quashed after Nadal, who plays Alexander Zverev in the first round, revealed on Saturday that he was still undecided on his future

Rafael Nadal’s prospective farewell ceremony at the French Open has been cancelled after the Spaniard appeared to backtrack on his previous statement that this year’s tournament would be his last.
The record 14-time champion at Roland-Garros, Nadal had previously cast doubt on his future participation on the Parisian dirt, saying that there was “a big, big chance” that the 2024 French Open could be the last of his career.

“It’s a big, big chance that it’s going to be my last Roland-Garros, but if I have to tell you it’s 100% my last Roland-Garros, sorry, but I will not, because I cannot predict what’s going on,” Nadal said.
“I have been going through a long process of recovery from a very difficult injury, almost two years of suffering, a recovery process that seems like I feel better now.
“I am not a guy that reacts because I lost there, or I lost in the other place. I react about my personal feelings, and my personal feelings are better now than one month and a half ago, without a doubt.
“So in some way, I don’t want to close the door 100%.”
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