“There is little left for Rafa to fight again”

This Wednesday a new edition of Mutua Madrid opensand it does in the absence of big names like Novak Djokovic or Rafa Nadal.

The Spaniard is still not fully recovered from the psoas injury he suffered at the start of the year and he was forced to give up participation in the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 and the Barcelona Open-Trofeo Conde de Godó.

“The truth is that the situation is not what we expected. All medical indications were followed, but somehow evolution has not been what we first said and we find ourselves in a difficult situation” explained the former number 1 in the world to his followers in a video posted on his social networks.

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We don’t know yet when we will see the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles back on the court, but his return may be near. This is the opinion of one of the people who know him best, his uncle Toni.

“Rafael is recovering, I think he will soon be able to fight again, but in the tournament here it is not possible yet. This is one of the tournaments that makes him happy to play, but we have to wait another year”, he commented before the microphones of Televisión Española.

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Toni also expressed the opinion that her nephew would not make it to Paris in the best of conditionsalthough he could easily be among the contenders for the title.

“It is clear that he will not come to Roland Garros with good preparation, we do not have to fool ourselves. Since January 10 he hasn’t played, he hasn’t competed in a long time, before Australia he hasn’t played many matches, but Nadal is the fastest and in a Grand Slam it depends a lot on the draw. . If you are lucky enough to have an affordable frame in the early rounds, then anything can be” he concluded.