Rafael Nadal He has played only three official matches since suffering a serious iliopsoas injury in his left leg, in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open.
He found a solution to the illness through surgery in June. He returned to the circuit in January, but in his third Brisbane ATP match, against the Australian Jordan Thompson, again suffered a physical accident on the same hip. It did not affect the tendon, according to the tennis player the new problem is of muscular origin.
He threatened to attend the ATP 250 in Doha, a tournament for which he was registered for the month of February, but a week before his dispute he announced that he would not be able to return.
Then he embarked on a trip to the United States. On Sunday, March 3, he competed in the exhibition in Las Vegas with Carlos Alcaraz. This is the appetizer before the Masters 1000 ATP in Indian Wells, where the list of participants appeared manacorí.
However, with the drawn, paired with the Canadian Milos Raonicannounced that he was leaving because he was not ready to perform at a high level of competition in the California desert, one of his favorite locations on the ATP Tour.
As in Doha and Indian Wells, Rafael Nadal He regained his protected ranking (9th in the world), the one before he lost it for a long time. It is currently the 652nd. This time he has registered for the Montearlo ATP Masters 1000, which will be held from April 7 to 14. He has won the Principality eleven times, the last in 2018. He had a record streak of eight wins from 2005 to 2012.
It was his entry on a clay court that he had not set foot on since Roland Garros 2022, when he lifted the Musketeers Cup for the fourteenth time. According to the director of the Monte Carlo tournament, David Massey“he felt discomfort in Indian Wells, he was scared and preferred not to play, but the tests he did showed nothing.”
From his calendar, which he changes as he goes, the first thing he makes official is his presence at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Trofeo Conde de Godó, at RCT Barcelona, the Rafa Nadal Court, from April 13 to 21 .
Before leaving Indian Wells, nadal He nods to the changing surface with a message to the networks removing dirt from the soles of his sneakers.
“We don’t know what he’s going to do, but I’ve seen him practice on a private court Larry Ellison (owner of Indian Wells) and I had the impression of listening to an animal. “It hit like never before,” Massey said.
Source: La Verdad
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