![Alessandra Tarantino Rafael Nadal takes selfies with supporters during an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f68edd1fd1a2469daf84b5946697fda0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal takes selfies with supporters during an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Alessandra Tarantino Rafael Nadal takes selfies with supporters during an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/77b23cd4e6cd4e948e12cc08ea254437/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal takes selfies with supporters during an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Gregorio Borgia Serbia's Novak Djokovic talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e39e06074ba84dc1b677b36acc7c0004/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
![Gregorio Borgia Rafael Nadal, of Spain, talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2c4222a35fe14a5db0d0a38692fe60f7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
![Alessandra Tarantino Rafael Nadal arrives for an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7d39a0bdb15244988a9e2ef25eda2094/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal arrives for an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Gregorio Borgia Rafael Nadal, of Spain, talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3ed171af3bc14a8ca420a44e089a68a6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
![Alessandra Tarantino Rafael Nadal meets supporters during an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2a13df31797749928cee4cc0807dbf42/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal meets supporters during an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Gregorio Borgia Rafael Nadal, of Spain, attends a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fff4a5f85fc04f9a9925a4d3704b6ddc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, attends a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
![Gregorio Borgia Rafael Nadal, of Spain, attends a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4974d6cdb1444c7c870aeb3d9064d5c4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, attends a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
![Alessandra Tarantino Rafael Nadal takes selfies with supporters during an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1538cbfb9dcf48dbb3471d940a33cafe/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rafael Nadal takes selfies with supporters during an event at Rome's Piazza Del Popolo, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 37-year-old Nadal, who has indicated that this will be his final year on tour, has played only nine matches this year after missing nearly all of 2023 due to a hip injury that required surgery. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
![Gregorio Borgia Serbia's Novak Djokovic talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ac991666d2ea40078dc9cb8f7db8c64a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
![Gregorio Borgia Serbia's Novak Djokovic talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8422dac5557d404994deed6598669513/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic talks to journalists during a press conference at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)