After being away from the sport on and off, Rafael Nadal is all set to battle at one of the most prominent tournaments in tennis this year. He will be playing against Milos Raonic in the Indian Wells Opener soon and is preparing for it with all he has got.

Just recently a video was posted on social media of him where he can be seen practicing. Even though in the video it can be seen that he is giving it all he has got while playing, he did not seem to be at 100%.

Rafael Nadal gives gloomy vibes as he pushes hard to practice for Indian Wells 2024

In a video that was posted by a tennis fan on Twitter, it can be seen that Rafael Nadal was doing some practice for his first match against Milos Raonic for the Indian Wells Opener. However, in the clip, it looks like Nadal is having a hard time getting his serves right.

Along with the video, the fan also pointed out that Rafael Nadal had shared that he would be playing practice sets with other players but so far, he has not. Does that mean he is too tired to even practice right? Or is it because of his injuries?

We really hope Rafael Nadal gets to go ahead in further rounds in Indian Wells 2024 so we can watch him in his best form before he decides to retire. Just recently he again mentioned how he has decided to retire and is on the edge of it.

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Nadal shares the true reason why he is finally deciding to get retired

In an interview before his match with Carlos Alcaraz for his special on Netflix called ‘The Netflix Slam’, he was asked if he is close to retiring from the tournament because of Roger Federer. To which he added, “A part of my life left with him, but that thought never pushed me to any retirement.”

Further, he cleared for his fans that the real reason he is retiring is because of his body. He admitted, “What put me in a position to be close to retirement is my body more than anything else.” He also added that in his mind he feels that he still has the same passion for the sport which he did previously but he does not have the body for it.

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