JUST IN: Carlos Moya is now sack
There was a sombre tone
over the Foro Italico as fans, journalists and players still left in their respective draws at the Italian Open reacted to the news of Rafael Nadal being absent from the Roland-Garros tournament. Nadal confirmed he would not be defending his French Open title this year due to injury and has suggested he will only be part of the professional tour for one more year.
The king is dead… long live the king?
The phrase is metaphoric and dramatic in many ways but the news that men’s tennis’ greatest ever clay-court player, Rafael Nadal, will NOT feature at this year’s Roland-Garros has sent melancholic shockwaves across the tennis world and opened the door for a rare, different name to hold aloft La Coupe des Mousquetaires in 2023.
