Medvedev returned to training after the Wimbledon retreat

Rafa Nadal announced on Tuesday that he would return to the courts for the Mutua Madrid Open. The Spaniard is back after overcoming rib problems that prevented him from getting the Masters 1000 in Miami and Monte Carlo and the recent Conde de Godó to give more shine to a tournament that will feature almost all the great star circuit.

And we say almost because Daniel Medvedev will be gone. The number 2 in the world underwent surgery in early April for a hernia that would keep him out of the game for nearly two months.

Confirmed his withdrawal for the Masters 1000 in Madrid and Rome, the great goal of the Russian is to play Roland Garrosthe Grand Slam where he was uncomfortable.

At the moment the recovery seems to be on the right track, as he himself manages the sharing with his twitter followers. “Slowly return to training“he wrote next to a video in which he is seen exchanging punches on a track.

Medvedev is one of the great protagonists of the season. Only Rafa Nadal will be with him in the grand final of the Australian Open, and he even ousted Novak Djokovic as number 1 in the world.

It was on the American hard court tour, with a second-round loss to Indian Wells and a quarter-final loss to Miami, where The Russian was found to have physical problems, a recoil that stopped him and went through the operating room to return to full condition.

The announcement of his return to training came the same day Wimbledon insists its goal is not to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to play in the tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

“We believe we have made the most responsible decision under the circumstances and there is no other effective alternative.“, commented Ian Hewitt, president of the All England Club.

A new setback for Daniil Medvedev’s significant season.