Rafael Nadal, five months into retirement, says he does not miss tennis: 'I miss it zero'

Rafael Nadal 'couldn't walk for a month' and 'isolated himself' in retirement

Rafael Nadal ended his professional tennis career at the end of last year.

Rafael Nadal, five months into retirement, says he does not miss tennis: 'I miss it zero'

Nadal retired in 2024 as one of the most successful players in tennis history

“The truth is, I don't miss tennis. Nothing. I don't miss him at all,” former Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal said at the Laureus Sports Awards in Madrid. He is convinced that in 2024 he made the right decision to retire, since his body “could not take it anymore.”

Retired for only a few months, erased by injuries and the long years spent on the circuit, the Spaniard, former world number 1, delivered on the process that he pushed him to take this...

‘I don’t miss tennis at all,’ says Rafael Nadal

The 38-year-old Spaniard, winner of 22 Grand Slam trophies, including 14 at Roland Garros, retired from the sport after his final match at the Davis Cup in Malaga in November.

Former Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal has made it clear that he misses tennis "zero", mainly because he closed that period "happy" and not "tired or struggling" with a sport where his environment has been fundamental in creating a career "longer and more successful" than he himself could have "imagined". Read more]]>