The 22-time Grand Slam winner hoped to make his comeback at the highest level after a lot of injuries. Last weekend he played an exhibition match in Las Vegas against his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz. Afterwards, Nadal said that the match had gone “better than expected”.
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But now Nadal has announced that he does not feel ready to play at the highest level. “It is not an easy, but a tough decision and I cannot lie to myself and the thousands of fans,” he said on X, formerly Twitter. “Everyone knows how much I love this place and how much I love playing here. That is also one of the reasons why I came to the desert very early to practice and prepare.”