RAFAEL NADAL PULLS OUT OF THE FRENCH OPEN | EXPECTS TO QUIT IN 2024

ESPN News Services

May 18, 2023, 07:44 PM

Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he is pulling out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury that has sidelined him since January and that he expects 2024 to be the final season of his tennis career.

The owner of a record 14 championships at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will miss it for the first time. He made his debut there in 2005.

Nadal, who turns 37 next month, delivered the news of his withdrawal -- and future plans -- during a news conference at his tennis academy in Manacor, Spain. He said he does not want to set a date for his return to the tennis tour but expects it to take months.

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