Alex Corretja believes Rafael Nadal still has time to regain fitness for Roland Garros but has concerns about how the champion’s body would cope with the rigours of a Grand Slam.
Nadal hasn’t featured since the Australian Open at the start of the year due to injury and his comeback was further delayed when he announced on Friday that he was withdrawing from the Rome Masters.
Ad The 36-year-old is the defending champion in Paris but he has missed the entire clay court season, including events in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid, as he recovers from a hip problem.
ATP Madrid'Air of anticipation' — Spain counts down to Alcaraz and Swiatek Madrid Open finals2 HOURS AGO Speaking exclusively to Eurosport, two-time French Open finalist Corretja admitted he was taken aback by the news. “We need to wait, there’s still a little bit of time.