Rafael Nadal He came out this Thursday in April to give bad news, as he revealed that the injuries they do not give in and that they will miss another tournament, so many are already thinking about their withdrawal.
It was through a video posted on his social networks, where Rafael Nadal announced his current state of healthsaying what tennis fans didn’t want to hear.
And it is that the Spanish tennis player pointed out that he has not recovered from the injury he suffered at the Australian Open, which should have given in after between 8 and 12 weeks, but it has already been 14 and there is no improvement.
“In principle it had to be a six to eight week recovery period and we are now on fourteen. The reality is that the situation is not what we would have expected,” she said.
Rafael Nadal misses the Madrid Masters; maybe I won’t make it to Roland Garros
Rafael Nadal He already missed several important tournaments in the season and now he adds the Madrid Masters 1000which is added to events like Monte Carlo and Barcelona.
The 22-time champion of a Grand Slam tournament pointed out that he will miss the Madrid tournament and that he still does not know if he will be able to be in Roland Garrostournament that has won 14 times.
“I had the illusion of being able to play in tournaments that are the most important in my career such as Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros and At the moment I have missed Monte Carlo and Barcelona”, he added.
It is worth mentioning that the clay season, which began with Monte Carlo, is the best for Rafa Nadal, who does not know when he will be able to play again.
Rafael Nadal: Without playing, so far, 4 of 9 Masters 1000 tournaments
Rafael Nadal it has, so far, 4 of the 9 Masters 1000 tournamentswhich are the second most important in the ATP circuit, only below the Grand Slams.
The Spanish tennis player has already missed Indian Wells (California), the Miami Open, Monte Carlo and now the Madrid Open and most likely the Rome Open will not be there either.
It will be unknown if the man from Manacor will be able to be in the remaining four of the season: Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris.
Just the Rome Masters is the last one before Roland Garros is played, the second Grand Slam of the year, where Rafa Nadal has been crowned 14 times, being the top winner in the history of the tournament.
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