Rafael Nadal pulls out of Madrid Open due to injury concerns in blow to French Open preparations

20.04.2023 - 10:35 eurosport.com

Rafael Nadal has announced that he will not be able to participate at the Madrid Open due to his ongoing injury concerns in what is a blow to his French Open preparations.

Nadal was already unable to play at the Barcelona Open as he is still recovering from a muscle injury in his left leg picked up at the Australian Open in January.

Ad The Spaniard had already withdrawn from Indian Wells, the Miami Open and the Monte Carlo Masters as he continues to focus on returning to full fitness.

Roland-Garros‘For now we have to wait’ – uncle Toni hopeful of French Open return for RafaYESTERDAY AT 08:21 The 22-time Grand Slam singles winner now faces a race against time to be match ready for the French Open, which gets underway on May 28. «As you know I suffered an important injury in Australia of the psoas [muscle],» he said in a video he released on social media on Thursday. «Initially it had to be a six to eight week recovery period and we are now on fourteen.

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