Rafael Nadal37 years old, cleared this Wednesday at Barcelona the great unknown that appeared in his professional career and, in fact, the champion of 22 titles in grand slam has confirmed that he will return to the circuit next season.
“What has changed from a few weeks or a few days ago to now is that now I know that I will play tennis again. Before I didn’t know, but now, I actually know that I will because the evolution is positive. , well done step was taken recently,” said Nadal in the presentation of Teknon Tennis Clinic in the direction of Angel Ruiz Cotorroalso the tennis player’s personal doctor.
Having not played since last January, the Spaniard announced in May that he had stopped looking for a solution for the iliopsoas injury in his left leg with the aim of making a full recovery to give himself another chance to compete.
After the surgery and the subsequent recovery in recent months, Nadal is in a position to ensure that his body and mind are ready to play again, although he still does not know when or where he will do so again. “If I know, I will say when I will play, but as of today I don’t know yet,” Rafa said.
“I don’t know at what level I can play, but I know I will play again. I have not lost hope,” added Nadal, who laughed when told about the race for the Grand Slam and the 24 current titles of Serbian Novak Djokovic.
“I won’t win more Grand Slams than Djokovic, but I will give myself the chance to enjoy tennis. I’m not in that situation now, I haven’t played for a year and my reality is different. ,” explained nadal
Source: La Verdad
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