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'Positive for him' - Why Chris Evert believes Rafael Nadal injury time off is 'a bonus' ahead of French Open

Tennis legend Chris Evert has explained why Rafael Nadal's enforced time off due to injury is actually «a bonus» ahead of the French Open. The 2022 Australian Open champion has been ruled out for four to six weeks with a cracked rib suffered during his defeat in the final against Taylor Fritz in the California desert at Indian Wells. Ad/> Nadal was visibly struggling to breathe during the match, saying afterwards that he was finding it “difficult”, having had to lie down at times to receive treatment.

'Novak beats Rafa many times on clay' - Patrick Mouratoglou on why Djokovic is 'the best' ahead of Nadal

Top tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou has explained why he believes Novak Djokovic is still the best player in the world, even on clay and ahead of Rafael Nadal. Djokovic has not yet taken any of the available vaccines against Covid-19 and looks unlikely to do so, but he appears set to play at Roland Garros in May, despite not having been able to participate in numerous tournaments over the last few months including, most notably, the Australian Open.

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