Rafael Nadal suggests he will skip US Open and hints at impending retirement

The 14-time French Open champion gave a lingering wave to all sides of Court Philippe Chatrier.

Rafael Nadal waves goodbye to Court Philippe Chatrier (Manu Fernandez/AP)

Rafael Nadal revealed he is unlikely to play the US Open as he dropped his strongest hint yet that his career could very soon be at an end.

Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz’s crowd-pleasing run in the men’s doubles at the Olympics came to an end with a 6-2 6-4 loss to American fourth seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.