Rafael Nadal He hasn’t played since the Australian Open, when after losing in the second round a study indicated he had an iliopsoas injury. 107 days later, the Spaniard dropped out of a tournament for the eighth time this season, the Rome Masters 1000the last important one before the big event of the year: Roland Garros.
“Hello everyone! I’m very sad to announce that I won’t be able to be in Rome. You all know how much it hurts me to lose another of the tournaments that have marked my professional and personal career for all the love and support from the Italian fans”he expressed on his social networks.
The former world number 1 said he noticed it “an improvement in the last few days” but that made it clear “the process of readjustment has its time”. “I have no choice but to accept them and continue working”he remarked.
After going down to Monte Carlo, the Conde de Godó in Barcelona and the Masters 1000 in Madrid, the left-handed (currently 14th in the ATP rankings) will also not be able to be present at the Foro Itálico, another of the important tournaments of the tour on brick dust.
Also, after that grade 2 tear in the iliopsoas of the left leg, he left 1,370 stitches along the way, which they took him outside the top 10 for the first time since April 2005. To those points will be added the 90 points from the round of 16 of the last edition of the Roman tournament.
Nadal’s primary objective remains to play Roland Garros (from 28 May to 11 June), where he will seek his 15th title and 23rd Grand Slam.
For that date, if played now, Nadal would be the 15th seed in the draw and could meet any of the top 4 (Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud) in the round of 16.
Source: Clarin
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