Retirement' not on the mind of Rafael Nadal according to uncle Toni Nadal: "He needs to rest and recover for three or four more weeks"

Rafael Nadal won't be retiring from the sport of tennis as he plans to keep on going with his uncle Toni confirming he'll be back in three or four weeks.

Nadal injured himself in the second round of the Australian Open failing to defend his trophy from the previous year. Injuries have been more and more common for Nadal recently as age works against him most of the time. It's something Toni Nadal has been aware for a while but he won't be retiring from the sport any time soon.

Uncle Toni confirmed that recently saying:

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"He is still in good form and, if he is in the right condition, he'll continue. For now, he needs to rest and recover for three or four more weeks. The word 'retirement' is not on Rafa's mind."

Uncle Toni also spoke about Nadal having to compete with Djokovic:

"It'll be difficult because Djokovic is fresher than him. He'll have a chance at Roland-Garros, so we'll see. Ultimately, it'll be a complicated fight against a great champion like Djokovic."

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