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Grand Slam champion always knew it would take some time for his "old machine" to fire up. The Spaniard, sidelined by a rib injury at Indian Wells in March, hopes to build momentum in Rome before launching his campaign for a 14th French Open crown. The 35-year-old Australian Open champion has endured a string of injuries during a career spanning more than two decades and he said he needed time to get his body up to speed.
Rafael Nadal has compared his body to an "old machine" that takes time to get going as the Spaniard aims to build some momentum ahead of Roland Garros when he competes in the Italian Open this week.
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Rafa Nadal's return to action after more than a month out due to injury saw him lose to teenager Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid quarter-finals but the 21-times Grand Slam champion always knew it would take some time for his "old machine" to fire up.
Iga Swiatek said she feels like a different player from a year ago and will go into her Italian Open title defence having cemented herself at the top of the women's game following a blistering start to the season.
A, Carlos Alcaraz rompe esquemas en el tenis. A las puertas del Grand Slam sobre tierra batida (desde el 22 de mayo), el diario francés L'Équipe prepara el terreno: «Su alucinante ascensión le hace uno de los „ Entregado, después de perder por 6-3 y 6-1 en la final del Mutua Madrid Open, Alexander Zverev le definió como “el mejor jugador del mundo» y lanzó una advertencia: «Va a ganar Grand Slams y será número uno».
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this week’s Italian Open with an Achilles injury.
Sonriente y tranquilo, Carlos Alcaraz atendió a los medios de comunicación pasadas las diez de la noche, tres horas (6-3, 6-1) y convertirse en el campeón más joven de la historia del Mutua Madrid Open: 19 años y tres días. Acompañado por el trofeo de campeón, Carlitos, como le gusta que le llamen —”Carlos me recuerda a cuando mis padres me echaban la bronca, me suena muy serio”, dijo entre risas—, desveló que el día de la final no comenzó de la mejor manera posible: “Por la mañana me levanté con el tobillo hinchado y con una ampolla por la caída que sufrí contra Rafa [en cuartos de final]. Me costaba caminar un poquito, pero hemos conseguido hacer unas cosillas para estar al 100% en el partido”.