Rafael Nadal enjoys retirement as Spanish sport celebrates its hero: “Now is the time to organise my next chapter”
Two-time Olympic champion Nadal admitted that he has not picked up a tennis racket since retiring from the sport in November 2024.
Rafael Nadal is enjoying retirement life to the fullest.
The two-time Olympic champion brought an end to his professional tennis career in November 2024 with 92 career singles titles and 22 Grand Slams.
Nadal has since been away from the limelight but briefly stepped back into it on Tuesday (11 February) as he was honoured in a tribute event at the Spanish Olympic Committee headquarters in Madrid.
Olympians, athletes and invitees all wanted to pay their own homage to the 14-time Roland Garros champion, many desperate to meet their idol.
When the auditorium got their first glimpse of Nadal, everyone rose from their seats to clamber around him: they were in the presence of a legend.
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