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Originally Posted by GirlySports
He was just burnt-out. He was no longer 'perfect'. Retired from tennis, divorced his wife, everything. Been married three times, had a child with a fourth. Nearly went bankrupt.. everything's happened to him. Tried to come back in 1991 playing with a wooden racket, didn't go so well.
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For context if Nadal had retired at 26 he would have had 11 Grand Slams as well. (7 FO, 2 Wimbledon, 1 US Open, 1 AO).
I wonder if the pressure got to Serena? Her 23 Grand Slams are way more impressive than Courts 24 when no one played the AO.