“I am very sorry to announce that I will not be able to be with you in Rome. You all know how much it hurts me to miss another one of the tournaments that have marked my professional and personal career for all the love and support of the Italian tifosi ,” he said. Rafael Nadal.
Another pitcher of cold water, close to 37, after the hip injury he suffered in the second round of the Australian Open. Since then low. He did not arrive in time to Monte Carlo, nor to Godó. Not even in Madrid.
And not even in Rome (May 10-21), which should be the last test to face Roland Garros, which will open its competition table on May 25.
“Despite noticing an improvement in recent days, it has been many months without training at a high level and the readaptation process has its moments and I have no choice but to accept them and continue working,” he added . nadalwho ended his message with “a hug for everyone”.
Nadal, in the 100th week away from Roland Garros, where he won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles. He must defend his title in Paris, where he will arrive without playing any official matches. Although the calendar offers the option of a 250 tournament before going to the French capital, although this is not the usual style of Rafael Nadal.
The new news says that “other treatments” worked, because he noticed improvement. When he announced his resignation from Madrid, on April 20, he recalled that “all the medical indications were followed, but somehow the evolution was not what they first told us and we found ourselves in a hard situation.”
He checked that “the injury is still not healing and I can’t do what I need to compete. I’ve been training, but now a few days ago we decided to change course, do another treatment and see if things improve. to try to reach what Come on. I can’t give deadlines because if I knew I would tell you but I don’t know. This is the current situation”.
Now he said he has noticed some improvement but he still does not consider himself ready to compete. And still no date of reappearance. The challenge would be enormous if it reappeared directly Roland Garroswhich is not yet secured in his agenda.
Source: La Verdad
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