Rafa Nadal competed again this Sunday. He did it against Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition match in Las Vegas that served as a measure of strength in one of the top players in tennis today.
The Spaniard continues to burn through the stages in his recovery process after a disastrous 2023 in which he was unable to fight due to a hip injury that seems to be finally behind him. The question is whether he can return to the top of world tennissomething he asks himself.
“I don’t know what level I am in Indian Wells. The preparation did not go well“His words on Saturday at the press conference before the event organized by Netflix in Las Vegas.
However, just 24 hours later he had a different assessment. “In the first set I played at a good level. I feel better than expected“said the 14-time Roland Garros champion after the match that ended with a loss to Carlos Alcaraz 3-6, 6-4 14-12 after almost two hours of hard-fought match.
Undoubtedly, a change in his speech that boosted the morale of his followershoping to be their best version before the clay court season that starts in a little over a month and ends at the end of the majors with a big event for Nadal: Roland Garros.
Right now, all attention is focused Indian Wellsone of his favorite contests where we already know that It will debut in the early hours of Thursday, March 7 through Friday, March 8.
The schedule has also been confirmed. This is on the first shift of the night session, that is, at 6 pm in California, 3 am Spanish peninsular time.
So that, What we don’t know yet is who he will fight first.. We will find out on Monday evening (midnight), when the draw will take place for the men’s and women’s teams.
Source: La Verdad
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