As the eight best players of the season prepare to attack the ATP Finals in Turin, the masters tournament that will be held from November 12 to 19, in Manacor Rafael Nadal He continued his personal battle to intensify work and test the condition of his left hip.
Depending on how he responds, he will make a decision with his team about how he will tackle 2024 tennis-wise. His dream is to fight a standard calendar, with a standard dose of recent times according to his age, 37 years, although there is a possibility that you will have many events that contain a farewell tour.
because Rafael Nadal wants to bid farewell to tennis by playing, something he has not done since he was injured in the second round of the Australian Open, in January against the American Mackenzie McDonald.
Little did I know then that I was entering a spiral of failed attempts after a predicted recovery. In June, while holding Roland Garros, where he could not defend his hegemony, he underwent surgery to avoid withdrawal.
He showed on social networks how he increased the workload on the court, how he hit more and while moving. A sign of hope.
The world ranking is unforgiving, however, continuing to deduct points from the Spaniard. In the list for this November 6, their tally remains at 45 points, that of the second round of Australia. He suddenly subtracted 240, accumulated last year: the 10 from his participation in the indoor tournament in Paris and the 200 from a victory at the ATP Finals in Turin.
From 255 points to 45, which it will maintain until the end of January 2024. Although it is not a priority issue, it suffers the biggest decline, losing more than 400 places, being in 661st place in the ATP rankings .
More so when he delivered 2,000 Roland Garroswhen he dropped from position 15 to position 136, or caused a drop in US Open and down 180 steps, to 239.
He started 2023 as world number two, an iliopsoas injury thwarted all calculations. In any case, there will be no problem accessing an ATP table, either through the protected ranking (the position he occupied when the long medical leave began) or an invitation prepared by any organization.
This poses a problem in the draws, as you can be paired with anyone at the start, including the first seed, a Novak Djokovic yes Carlos Alcaraz.
But what Rafa Nadal wants is to look better from injury. He will fix the rest with his delivery and quality. This is not the first time, although this challenge will be enormous.
Source: La Verdad
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