Rafa Nadal is already working out in Indian Wells, where Friday came to suit the first Masters 1000 of the season and that will mark his return to competition after the Brisbane tournament he faced in the early days of 2024 and where he was injured.
The winner of 22 Grand Slams published a video on social media in which he was exercising on the training court.
Nadal, who was joined by world number one, Serbian Novak Djokovic, in flying from Spain to Los Angeles to begin preparations for Indian Wells, He plans to hit the court first next Sunday the 3rd, in Las Vegasin an exhibition match with his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.
Indian Wells, to be played from March 6 to 17 and that the Spaniard has won three times, the last in 2013, this is, perhaps, the only event that Nadal competes in before starting the clay season.
The Spanish tennis player, who was sidelined on the circuit last year due to a left psoas injury, returned to competition in January to play in the Brisbane tournament, where he played three matches. He defeated Austrian Dominik Thiem and Australian Jason Kubler and lost in the quarterfinals to Jordan Thompson.
In Brisbane, Nadal suffered a micro muscle tear in his left hip and had to stop again to recover from his ailment. Now, he has put the new physical failure behind him and is preparing for Indian Wells, which he will play after playing an exhibition with Alcaraz.
Source: La Verdad
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