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:
Related suggestion:
Jessi Campbell: Little girl's brave battle after being born with 1kg cyst on her armRevealed: The countries with the highest levels of cybercrime in the worldHundreds fined, cars impounded at weekend street race meetAldi is offering customers FREE beauty products before they even hit shelvesSky is back online following a fiveCould you get your best ever career advice from a ROBOT? The pros and cons of using AI on the jobMy 'morning sickness' ended up being cancer: MotherThe Apprentice star Tre Lowe shares Lord Sugar's secret fiveI found BUGS wriggling in my Sainsbury's risotto riceAirplane passenger sparks furious debate about PETS flying in
2.5282s , 6497.671875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form ,Global Grid news portal