2023-12-18 12:47:50
Rafael Nadal will play Barcelona Open Banc Sabadellwhich will be disputed April 13 to 21, 2024and will try to win a thirteenth trophy on the center court that bears his name and in a year that could be the Manacorí’s last active one.
“Rafa Nadal confirms his participation in the next edition of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – 71st Conde de Godó Trophy, the tournament that he has won 12 times, which is played in his club and whose center court bears his name,” the organization announced this Monday. .
The Mallorcan tennis player will return to the courts in January in Australia, after the physical problems that prevented him from playing for most of last season, and could be facing the year of his retirement, according to what he himself assessed in his last appearances.
See you in April ????@Rafael Nadal @rctb1899 @atptour | #rafanadal #nadal #atp pic.twitter.com/CgbLAqgj4W
— Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (@bcnopenbs) December 18, 2023
“Nadal has 22 Grand Slam titles in his record and will begin the new year with the ambition of continuing to expand his legend,” said the organization of the tournament and the club of the Manacorí, a tennis player who has won the Godó 12 times, who dominates the record. of the trophy and which gives its name to the center court.
Pride for the tournament
The sports director of the tournament, former tennis player David Ferrer, said he was “very proud” to be able to count on the participation of his friend and former rival. “Rafa is the best player in the history of this sport and the standard bearer of our tournament. Being able to continue enjoying him in Barcelona is fortunate and it is something that, on a personal level, excites me very much and makes me very happy,” he said. .
We have missed you, Rafa…@Rafael Nadal @rctb1899 @atptour | #rafanadal #nadal #atp pic.twitter.com/Cf0NSXaKKH
— Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (@bcnopenbs) December 18, 2023
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In its more than 70 years of history, the tournament has hosted the best rackets in the world. In recent years, the tournament served to discover players such as Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz, who starred in the last finals played (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023).
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