is the eighteenth Roland Garros by Rafael Nadal. His territory since he debuted in 2005 has raised the first of his thirteen Musketeers Cup. A rib injury that required six weeks of healing and exacerbation of severe pain in his left leg left him without Montecarlo and Godó and caused him to wither in Madrid and Rome. A deficiency he tried to alleviate with enthusiasm and the work his body allowed.
“Two weeks ago I didn’t know if I could be here. I was happy in the room. I know what my situation is and I accept it ”, he warned. “Other rivals are better but this is what they have. Djokovic has just won in Rome and has nine straight wins. This time he is the favorite ”, he added before repeating the quintessential classic of professional men’s tennis. The 59th chapter arrives today (9:00 pm).
One of the latter? “At this point, I know that every time I go here it could be my last and Tuesday could be my last game at Roland Garros, who knows? Hopefully not”, reflected Nadal, who was presented to the public his desire, in vain, to play in the sun.
On Friday he will be 36, another of Djokovic’s celebrations on the Sunday the event began. Age will not be a determining factor, but the increasingly rebellious scaphoid of the left foot. After four hours and twenty -one minutes against Felix Auger-Aliassime, he stressed that muscle fatigue is not a concern. “What could happen below we don’t know,” he detailed about the foot. “But I want to talk about tennis,” he said. This Monday he trained with apparent normalcy for more than an hour.
Y Paris It was always a magical place for him, where more than ever fighting and trial or negotiation. “I came from a situation that wasn’t perfect, but they were special matches in a unique setting. Like in 2015, he was clearly the favorite. The next time we played here I was the favorite or 50-50. I’ll fight.” .
No one doubts the man who won 109 of 112 games, with only two executioners, Robin Soderling (2009) and Novak Djokovicin the quarterfinals of 2015 and in the semifinals of 2021. Nadal has won seven times against the Balkans.
“I’m ready, I like the way I play and the chances I have like playing against Rafa here are the biggest challenges,” Djokovic said. “Where I come from, for me it’s a challenge,” Nadal replied.
Source: La Verdad
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