Rafael Nadal is not living his best moments. The Spaniard continues his fight to recover from the injury that kept him out of competition nearly four months ago and will face Roland Garros with the highest guarantee, a tournament that could mean his 23rd Grand Slam crown .
During his career, Rafa earned the love and admiration of fans and his teammateswho do not hesitate to show their support whenever they get the chance.
The last to do it was Andy Roddick. The former world number 1 was furious after reading a news headline about the consequences a possible loss or early fall from the Parisian Grand Slam could have in the rankings.
“Rafa Nadal faces an embarrassing drop in the standings after Roland Garros” titled ‘Tennis365’, some words that received a harsh response from the American tennis player.
“Stupid headline… Rafa will never have shame in his life. It does everything right. it’s stupid“he wrote on his Twitter account.
And all this comes when the reappearance of the man from Manacor seems to be approachingas taught by his coach Carlos Moyà.
“Today May 1 is Rafa’s day off. See you on Tuesday in Manacor. Now we work for about an hour and a half a day and we continue to improve every day.. It is not a question of being optimistic or pessimistic, only of observing his daily progress” he told the newspaper ‘L’ Équipe’.
“Right now it’s impossible to determine the schedule, but Yes, when we meet tomorrow, everything is fine, the goal is to go to Rome and if not, we will try to go to Roland Garros.“, he added.
Rafael Nadal He has not competed since he suffered a hip injury in the second match of the last Australian Open: “Grade 2 injury to the Iliac Psoas of his left leg. The normal time for a full recovery is between 6 and 8 weeks,” said the official statement from mid-January.
Source: La Verdad
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