Nadal still injured and absent for six weeks ? His participation at Roland Garros already compromised

Spaniard Rafael Nadal may not be able to participate à Roland Garros due to a new back injury.

While Rafael Nadal and his clan have not yet made it official the Mallorcan's withdrawal from the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, he could miss much more than the resumption tournament on clay according to the Spanish press. Indeed, the Catalan daily Sport announcedé this Thursday, April 4 that the player with 14 titles à Roland Garros had not recovered from his back injury, which had prevented him from winning the tournament. to participate in the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments a few weeks ago. According to information from the newspaper, the Spaniard could even be far away. courts for another six weeks. This injury would therefore mean his withdrawal from Monte-Carlo, but also from the two Spanish tournaments on clay in Barcelona and Madrid. Still according to Sport, the Mallorcan hopes to be able to return for the master 1000 in Rome, scheduled for next week. between May 6 and 19.

For several days, the rumor of Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from Monte-Carlo has already been circulating. The Spaniard had in fact still not arrived; on the Rock, as the tournament begins this Sunday, April 7.  After having regularly shown Following his recovery on social networks in recent weeks, Nadal had also stopped using social media. to publish. He had also shown of the reserve when à upon his return, during an event organized by the by his foundation, stating "I'm going to do my best to try to start the season on clay, which is my goal, but I don't want to comment on my return because lately , it became difficult for me to make predictions.

With less than two months before the Roland Garros grand slam tournament, Rafael Nadal's participation therefore seems compromised. While this 2024 season should be the last of his career, the one who won 22 grand slam titles including 14 Porte d'Auteuil no longer participated in the tournament. &agrav; an official match since January 5 and its quarter-final à Brisbane.