The “King of Clay” had to inject his leg to hold him throughout the tournament. He spent the preparation for Wimbledon resting and recovering to help him find the best possible place to continue his hunt for the Calendar Slam. But Nadal looked far from his best in the first two games, throwing a set against Francisco Cerundolo and Ricardas Berankis. His toughest test will come in the next round against No. 27 Lorenzo Sonego, who looked in good form in his second-round win over Hugo Gaston. Moving on to Wimbledon, there were still questions about whether Nadal could compete. And the Spaniard admitted that he thought of retiring just a few weeks ago. “My philosophy is that two weeks ago I was close to it [retirement]”, Said Nadal. “I do not feel that way now (smiling). That’s my philosophy, isn’t it? “It’s something I’m not – I was never scared that day. I think I’m happy to have had a very happy life outside of tennis, even though tennis has been a very important part of my life for the last 30 years. “I’m happy outside of tennis, no doubt. I have a lot of things I like to do away from tennis, so I’m not worried about it. But, of course, when that day comes, it ‘s going to be a change. All the changes in this life are needed. some time You have to adjust to the changes, right? “But it is normal for people to talk about the departure of great athletes because somehow the athletes who have been at the top of the game for so long, even more so in more popular sports, are becoming part of the lives of so many. The same thing happens to me with some footballers, with golfers. “I mean, for example, a person I like to see, Tiger Woods playing. Now I can not see Tiger Woods playing so often. In a way, this is a change in my life as well. “People will probably think the same as me, as a fan, when Roger does not play, when Novak does not play, when I do not play, or when he does not play any football or basketball or any sport, because they become part of their daily lives. people because they are an inspiration “.
