Rafael Nadal, after the emotional farewell at the Roland Garros, revealed that he hasn’t yet touched a tennis racket since The post Rafael Nadal Admits Feeling ‘Strange’ As He Lost His ‘Competitive Spirit’ Right After Retirement appeared first on FirstSportz.

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have shown up at the French Open to participate in a ceremony honoring 14-time tournament champion Rafael Nadal.

As his tennis contemporaries continue to head off into retirement, Novak Djokovic is being faced with the reality that his time on the professional courts, too, will come to an end.  Ahead of his first-round matchup with American Mackenzie McDonald on Tuesday at the French Open,

Seeing Nadal, Federer and Murray all retire in the last few years has prompted Djokovic to think more about his own mortality.

Novak Djokovic says he couldn’t help but think about when his day to walk away from tennis might arrive while chatting at Roland-Garros with his greatest rivals in tennis — Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray,

Retired star Rafael Nadal honored at French Open with "Merci Rafa" shirts and presence of rivals Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Hey everyone, as it is written, Wednesday is mailbag day …• Here’s Served’s Roland Garros draw show: Some of it still holds!• Good soldiering: Roland Garros coverage is on TNT and TruTv. Tennis Channel’s three-hour pregame show airs daily.

Novak Djokovic revealed retirement thoughts crossed his mind while attending Rafael Nadal's ceremony at the French Open and also admitted that he got a bit sad realizing that all of his biggest rivals were done with pro tennis.

Rafael Nadal may have admitted that he hasn't picked up the racquet since he retired from professional tennis last November, but a comeback looms for the Spaniard, as rumour has it he is likely to turn to the courts to add a fresh twist to his long-standing rivalry with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic traded his racket for a bicycle and swapped the French Open’s clay courts for the cobblestone streets of Paris during a nighttime ride around the Arc de Triomphe.