2024-04-04 17:01:54
Rafael Nadal will not line up in Monte-Carlo (April 7-14). For several days, a lot of doubt has surrounded the presence of the Majorcan on the Rock, which he has conquered multiple times during his career. The former world No. 1 finally announced this Thursday that he would not be able to play in the tournament. “My body just won’t allow me,” he wrote on his social networks.
Nadal, seriously affected at the Australian Open last year, went almost a year without playing before returning to the courts at the start of the season in Brisbane. A return which was rather convincing, before he was injured during his defeat against Jordan Thompson. He was forced to withdraw from the Australian Open immediately. He hoped to return to Indian Wells and even made the trip to California before giving up on competing there.
“The truth is I can’t play today”
Almost three months after his last match, he still does not consider himself in good condition. The videos that have come out of his sessions recently show him perfectly capable of holding the rally from the baseline. But the Spaniard would today be unable to serve due to a physical problem, which prevents him from competing.
“These are very difficult times for me on a sporting level,” he explains in his publication. Even though I work hard and give my best every day with the desire to participate in tournaments that have always been very important to me, the truth is that I can’t play today. You have no idea how hard it is for me not to be able to participate in these events. »
Giving up on Monte-Carlo, the meeting which launches the season on earth, is a huge heartbreak for the man with 14 titles at Roland-Garros and necessarily casts a veil for the future for the man who will celebrate his 38th birthday in June. Its publication also leaves nothing filtering on a possible resumption date while the French Open will arrive very quickly (May 26 – June 9).
Only one sentence keeps his flame burning: “The only thing I can do is accept the situation and try to look to the future while maintaining the enthusiasm and the will to play to give myself a chance that things will work out.” ‘improve. »
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