Novak Djokovic said, “Part of him will leave” with Rafael Nadal after he retires
Rafael Nadal announced that it was going to be his last season because of his injuries which making hard for him to compete anymore at the top level of tennis, and when he announced it, Novak Djokovic said that a part of him would also be going to leave with him.
Nadal, the 14-time champion in Roland Garros Paris Competition, pulls out from it because of hip injuries. The Spaniard has been having a tough time in tennis since the start of 2023, which made him announce that it is going to be the last season for him to play professional tennis.
The reports asked Novak Djokovic how he felt when Nadal announced his retirement plan.
When he announced that he’s going to have the last season of his career, I felt part of me is leaving with him too,
It made me think about my career and how long I’m going to play.
“I’m not going to make any announcement today, but just reflecting on it. I felt also a little bit emotional about what he was saying.” I don’t like seeing him in the draw of Roland Garros, to be honest,”
I have had not so much success against him in our head to head. I have managed to beat him twice, but I had to leave my heart and my guts out on the court to achieve that.”
Novak Djokovic said in to media
Djokovic also questioned his own plan for future retirement because the retirement of Roger Federer has already seen the viewership of Tennis going down, and if Nadal retires, then the viewer’s ship of tennis will going to be lower as he is one of the greatest players.
Djokovic also said that he never wished to play against Nadal in the Roland Garros competition because he is the king of Clay. However, Djokovic and Nadal have the same number of Grand Slams titles, but Nadal has 14 French Open titles which always made him the favorite to win clay court matches.