Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal returned to Roland Garros on Monday to practice and try and figure out whether to compete at the French Open he has won 14 times.
The 37-year-old Spaniard showed up with his coach Carlos Moya. A video on the Open’s official social media showed Nadal arriving by car.
The training was set for 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT). It would give him a chance to reacquaint himself with Court Philippe Chatrier’s red clay — he hasn’t played a match there in two years — and test his fitness.
The tournament begins on Sunday and it remains uncertain if Nadal will enter.
He is still regaining his match readiness after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery, and much of this season because of problems with a hip muscle and an abdominal muscle.
His recent loss in the Italian Open second round ( to Hubert Hurkacz 6-1, 6-3) left Nadal unsure about whether he would consider himself ready for the French Open.
Related articles
- The 'real-life Martha' from Baby Reindeer bombarded Sir Keir Starmer with almost 300 emails, it has2024-05-21
- Visitors experience Virtual Reality (VR) devices at the Beijing International Radio, TV and Film Exh2024-05-21
New model reveals seabirds' movement may help analyze animal decision
A newly created animal movement model, which reveals that seabirds orient themselves when over an o2024-05-21Four Long March 11 launches by sea planned
(China Daily) 09:26, March 11, 2021A Long March 4C rocket carrying the second group of China's Yaoga2024-05-21- Israel’s defense minister said Monday the military would expand its operations in the southern Gaza2024-05-21
People visit Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Center
People visit Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Center in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Au2024-05-21
atest comment