'I know every match could be my last', says Nadal / Photo: Thomas SAMSON - AFP
-
Search Underway for 'Dooars Rani' Tigress After Second Escape from Buxa Tiger Reserve
-
Teatro Mayor Unveils 152-Performance 2027 Season Highlighting Beethoven and García Márquez
-
The Dilemma of Recording Live Music: Preserving Memories vs. Being Present
-
Rutgers Defeats NJIT 101-64 Behind Francis and Mark Scores
-
AmeriLife Welcomes Finance Veteran Richard Dziadzio as Chief Financial Officer; Names Jim Quinn President & Chief Transformation Officer
-
6 Pieces of Furniture Worth Investing In
-
Fulcrum Metals PLC Announces New Critical Mineral Recoveries Expand Potential
-
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - November 11
-
Guardian Metal Resources PLC Announces Proposed Spin-Out of Non-Tungsten Projects
-
Fulcrum Metals PLC Announces Publication of Updated Investor Presentation
-
THIEAUDIO Introduces Clairvoyance MKII: The Evolution of a Signature Sound
-
Christmas Day Shifts More than Double as Americans Return to In-Person Holiday Celebrations
-
BlackBerry to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
-
NiobiumX Mining Reports Results of Ground Radiometric Survey at Shipshaw, Maps Two Distinct Radiometric Signatures Across the Core Claims, and Moves to a High-Resolution Airborne Survey of the Full 2,686-Hectare Package
-
Irving Resources Reports on Drilling in Yamagano Mining Right at the Yamagano Joint Venture, Kyushu, Japan
-
Trifecta Gold Reports 2026 Exploration Results from the Liam and Lois Projects, Tombstone Gold Belt, Yukon
-
XCF Global Hosts USDA at New Rise Renewables Reno as Facility Surpasses 4.4 Million Gallons Since Restart
-
5E Advanced Materials to Host Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Earnings Conference Call on November 17, 2026
-
Patriot Software Adds Performance Reviews to Patriot HR
-
Protagenic Therapeutics Announces Private Placement of Up to $5 Million to Advance PT00114 into Its First U.S. Clinical Trial in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-
Healixa's FrostPulse(TM) Technology Solves a Major Roadblock to Data Center Growth: Cooling Without the Water Burden
-
Route1 Announces 2026 Annual Meeting Results
-
NuRAN Wireless Board Approves Growth Strategy to Scale Recurring Revenue from 5,000+ Contracted Towers
-
Ethur Takes On Hiring Fraud With Facial Biometrics Identity Checks and Connected Payroll and Bank Data
-
PPX Mining Reports Callanquitas Operating Results for the First Nine Months of 2026
-
Green Leaf Innovations (OTC: GRLF) Meets OTCID Disclosure Requirements Following Profitable Q2 2026 Results
-
Valion Bio Reinforces Commitment to American Troops; Discusses Entolimod with Attendees at RW Baird's National Security Conference
-
Amarc Extends 2026 Exploration Program at the Duke District: Initiates Drilling Program at Established Porphyry Copper-Gold Targets
-
Thukukile Zuma Resigns from ANC Johannesburg Leadership Amid Disciplinary Dispute
-
Russia Orders 100,000 Kometa Modules to Counter Ukrainian Electronic Warfare
-
CM Mohan Yadav Meets Bohra Spiritual Leader to Discuss Simhastha 2028 and Development
-
Mahayuti-backed Rajesh Patil Elected Chairman of Gokul Dairy Amidst Political Deadlock
-
Eli Crane Defeats Jonathan Nez in Tight Arizona Congressional Race
'I know every match could be my last', says Nadal
Rafael Nadal admitted Sunday that his injury-hit career has forced him to contemplate that "every match I play here could be my last".
The 35-year-old Spaniard made the French Open quarter-finals for the 16th time with an epic 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in a match which lasted four hours and 21 minutes.
It was only the third time in his 17-year, 112-match career in Paris that Nadal had been stretched to five sets.
For his troubles, he will meet world number one Novak Djokovic for the 10th time at Roland Garros and 59th overall in a rivalry stretching back to 2006.
Nadal arrived in Paris unsure if he would be able to take part after suffering a recurrence in Rome of a chronic foot injury which has plagued him for large parts of his career.
Last year, he missed Wimbledon, the Olympics and the US Open to recover.
"I know my situation, and I accept it. I can't complain much. I am in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros. Two weeks and a half ago, I didn't know if I would be able to be here," said Nadal who won the first of his 13 French Open titles on debut in 2005.
"So just enjoying the fact that I am here for one more year. And being honest, every match that I play here, I don't know if it's going to be my last match here in Roland Garros in my tennis career.
"That's my situation now. Of course I went through a tough process again with my foot, so I don't know what can happen in the near future with my career."
F.Dubois--AMWN
