Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal announced on his social networks that he has decided to withdraw from the Indian Wells tournament.
“This is not an easy decision, in fact it is difficult. But I can’t lie to myself and thousands of fans. “I will miss you all and I’m sure the tournament will be a great success,” Nadal wrote.
In early January, Nadal participated in a tournament in Brisbane (Australia). The Spaniard lost to Australian Jordan Thompson in the quarter-finals. Before that, Nadal appeared in court in January 2023. She then lost to American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open.
Nadal won the French Open a record 14 times, a Grand Slam record. Tennis player – career winner of the “Golden Slam” in singles (victory in all Grand Slam tournaments and an Olympic gold medal for more than a year) and one of four tennis players in the history of tennis (one of two tennis players in the Open period) managed to win every tournament at least twice in the Grand Slam series .
Serbian Novak Djokovic continues to lead the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) rankings (9675 points). Spanish Carlos Alcaraz ranks second with 8805 points. Jannik Sinne completed the top three with 8270 points.
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