The maximum winner of Grand Slam tournaments (21), the Spanish Rafael Nadal, current No. 4 in the worldcommunicated through his social networks that, after four weeks without stepping on a tennis court, returned to training.
It is worth mentioning that the Balearic he cracked a rib in the semifinal match against Carlos Alcaraz in the Indian Wells Masters 1000, a match that he would end up winning against his compatriot to place him in the final with the American Taylor Fritz.
That injury prevented the Mallorcan from facing the first tournaments on clay of the European tour (his favorite surface) and his return to the circuit is still unknown, although it is expected that he could return at the Masters 1000 in Madrid.
The winner of 13 Roland Garros titles and 12 Conde de Godó, a contest that is currently being held, stated: “Today after 4 weeks without stepping on a tennis court, first light training. What an illusion to step on the earth again!“.
Nadal is the historic king of slow courts and intends to return in the best shape to his favorite tour, the European clay court, to try another feat at the Grand Slam in Paris and thus be able to extend the advantage in that area.
The Spaniard accumulates 21 Major in singles, while the Swiss Roger Federer and the Serbian Novak Djokovic, current No. 1 in the world, add 20.
Today after 4 weeks without stepping on a tennis court, first soft training 👌🏻
What an illusion to step on the earth again! 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/JC9j0MPGzD— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) April 18, 2022
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