Slowly but surely. Rafa Nadal continues his preparations for his return to the circuit, scheduled for the first week of January for the tournament in Brisbane.
The champion of 22 Grand Slam titles He is working hard these days at his academy in Manacor, where he is training with luxurious guests. whom he will end up measuring the entire time. One of them was Richard Gasquetwhich he has known since he started on the junior circuit,
The Frenchman took his time at the Rafa Nadal Academy and offers new data about the state of form and mood of the former world number 1.
“Rafa told me that it will take a while to come back, but I feel like I’m not sick anymore. He will be competitive and win games, no doubt. He does long 3 hour sessions. That’s what you have to do, play as much as possible,” he said in remarks reported by ‘L’ Équipe’.
Gasquet is optimistic about his friend’s chances, although he stresses that you have to be patient. “Obviously, he is a bit short on time. But he can play very well. When you stop for so long, it’s not easy in terms of speed. In any case, we played three very good sets. I won two… Always close to training. You can see the anger, the concentration, always. We are all very happy to have him back. This shows encouraging signs” he explained.
In addition to Brisbane and the Australian Open, only has made public his presence at the exhibition with Carlos Alcaraz in Las Vegason March 3, and became the first figure announced by the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Trofeo Conde de Godó, which will be held at RCT Barcelona from April 13 to 21.
His presence in Las Vegas invites subsequent participation in the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000, one of his favorites. And the confirmation for Godó 2024 reaffirms the idea that Roland Garros is the priority, as it has always been in his career, in any conditions.
Monte Carlo and Madrid are part of his preferences, with Rome as an option before reaching Paris, a city that will seek the fifteenth Roland Garros, twenty-third Grand Slam. French capital that he plans to visit later, during the Olympic Games.
Source: La Verdad
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