Rafael Nadal Has Called It Quits On Trying To Reform Tennis

Written by: on 22nd October 2013
BNP Paribas Showdown
Rafael Nadal Has Called It Quits On Trying To Reform Tennis

epa03609970 Rafael Nadal of Spain speak during a press conference after an exhibition match against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina during the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden New York, New York, USA, 04 March 2013. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT  |

But the Spaniard, who admits he’s no good at the internal politics game, can’t keep himself from voicing concerns for future players if hardcourts continue to dominate on the ATP in coming years.

 

“I am really out of politics, and I don’t want to be involved in politics of the tennis anymore,” said the former Player Council vice president. “Even if you have strong ideas and even if you believe the changes are possible, I know there is always a wall there that is impossible to go over.

 

“What I am saying I am saying because is something that I feel. If somebody from the ATP asks me, I will say the same things. But as always happened, nothing’s gonna change.”

 

Nadal winner of ten titles in 2013 – four on hardcourt including the US Open – said that even if he can win on the surface, it’s not doing much good for his fragile knees. “I know (nothing) is going to change for my generation. If the next generation is able to play in an easier surface for the body, (they can) to try to have a longer career, to try to be more healthy when they finish (their) careers – probably I will not be that lucky.”

 

The 27-year-old hopes to be able to continue his tennis until the 2016 Rio Olympics when he will be 30. “For the last five years, it seems like lot of people were saying I will not be able to play long the way that I play. I really hope to have the chance to be here for a lot of more years.”

Nadal is still without a Shanghai title, with his best finish a 2009 final.

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