Nadal will play in Paris-Bercy

Nadal, during a recent match at Roland Garros.MARTIN BUREAU / AFP

Relaxed these days, demonstrating that in addition to the racket, he is not bad at golf clubs,

He resolved this Tuesday the unknown that surrounded his immediate future.

After winning his 13th Roland Garros title, it was unknown if the Mallorcan would put the finishing touch to this uncertain course with the umpteenth success in Paris, already thinking about the Australian Open, or if he would get on the last train of the season participating in the European hard court tour.

And, for now, the first confirmation has arrived: the Balearic will participate in Paris-Bercy.

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This was announced through his social networks, accompanied by the message of a photograph training already under cover, on concrete, in the facilities of his academy in Manacor.

The fan, then, will be able to enjoy Nadal again before the end of the year.

He will tackle the last Masters 1000 on the calendar, from November 2 to 8, and if a setback does not arise, he would then go to London (from 15 to 22) to face the Masters Cup, which will be played for the last time at the O2.

Nadal has before him a juicy incentive in Bercy, rough terrain where they exist because after all it is one of the three events in the category that he has not managed to conquer, along with Miami and Shanghai.

The Spaniard usually reaches the final stretch of the course bruised, or just on gasoline, but this time it is different because since the break as a result of the pandemic he has only played 10 games: three in Rome and the seven that led him back to the history in the Bois de Boulogne.

However, last year Nadal also reached an optimal point at the Bercy multipurpose, but then suffered an abdominal mishap that forced him to withdraw before playing the semifinals.

Fresh and in top shape, the Mallorcan is ready to face the elusive French challenge, in a tournament that will be held tightly closed: despite the fact that the initial idea was to allow a thousand spectators to enter, just as it happened at Roland Garros, tennis players will finally compete behind closed doors given the delicate situation in the city.

In this context, Nadal (34 years old) will try to achieve the millennial triumph of his career, since with the victory against Novak Djokovic in the final of the great Parisian he stood at 999, with only 201 defeats after 19 courses on the circuit professional.

In this sense, the American Jimmy Connors (1,274) leads the table, followed by the Swiss Roger Federer (1,242) and the North American, of Czech origin, Ivan Lendl (1,068).