Rafael Nadal shows few signs of injury scare as he practices at French Open in front of huge crowd
Rafael Nadal has practiced in Paris for the first time ahead of the French Open, with fans flocking to Court Philippe Chatrier to catch a glimpse of the Spanish legend. In almost unprecedented scenes, the tennis-hungry Parisian public — perhaps cognisant of the small chance that this could be Nadal's last visit to the French Open following his comments after the recent Italian Open — packed the stands to watch the 35-year-old hit with fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar. Ad/> Nadal's participation in the tournament has been the subject of much conjecture and he even hinted at his possible retirement from the sport after losing to Denis Shapovalov in Rome, a match during which Nadal could be seen limping and grimacing due to a flare-up of his chronic foot condition.
