Of the massive three in males’s tennis, Swiss legend Roger Federer has retired and solely Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic stay. Each Nadal and Djokovic are collaborating within the Australian Open 2023 which begins from Monday. The 2 wish to add on to the tally of their grand slam titles to turn into the very best ever winner in historical past.
Nadal with a complete of twenty-two grand slam titles to his identify is at present the chief whereas Djokovic is on the second place with 21 titles. Each gamers are nearing the twilight of their careers with their ages operating out. Because the Australian Open will get underway, speculations had been made that 36-year-old Nadal may cling his racquet this yr. The truth is, World No.13 Alexander Zverev even made a prediction about the identical and had stated that the Spaniard would announce his retirement after French Open 2023.
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Clearing the air, Nadal has shared that he has no such plans of retirement at present and that he hadn’t made any such confessions to Germany’s Zverev.
“I’ve an excellent relationship with Zverev, however not sufficient to admit one thing like that to him,” Nadal stated at a press convention in Melbourne.
“The truth is that I am right here to play tennis, attempt to have a fantastic 2023, combat for the whole lot that I’ve struggled all through my profession and I do not take into consideration my retirement,” he added.
Defending Champions Nadal has been seeded No.1 in males’s singles of the Australian Open 2023 and he’ll tackle Britain’s Jack Draper on Monday. Norway’s Casper Ruud, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and Djokovic are the No.2, No.3 and No.4 seeds respectively within the competitors.
In ladies’s singles, Poland’s Iga Swiatek is seeded No.1 whereas Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur and USA’s Jessica Pegula are the No.2 and No.3 seeds respectively.