Nadal leaving door open to extending career past 2024

Rafael Nadal says he will not close the door on returning to Roland Garros in 2025 despite retirement rumours

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00:00As I said, it's a big, big chance that it's going to be my last Roland-Garros.

00:06But if I have to tell you it's 100% my last Roland-Garros,

00:11sorry, but I will not, because I cannot predict what's going on.

00:18And I hope you understand myself.

00:21I have been going through a long process of recovery

00:26with a very difficult injury, almost two years of suffering,

00:32a recovering process that seems like I feel better now.

00:39I am not a guy that reacts because I lost there or I lost in another place.

00:45I react about my personal feelings.

00:47And my personal feelings are better now than one month and a half ago, without a doubt.

00:53So in some way I don't want to close 100% the door.

00:59I was not able to explore yet the proper way how I will be able to play,

01:07being again in more or less healthy conditions, playing without limitation.

01:13So give me some time, maybe in one month and a half I say,

01:19OK, it's enough, I can't keep going.

01:21But today in some way I cannot guarantee that that's going to be the last one.

01:27But of course it's a big chance.