Tennis-Nadal to make injury return at Madrid Open
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Rafael Nadal says he is to return at Madrid Open next week
Madrid Open, a month out from the French Open which the Spanish legend has won 13 times. The 35-year-old resumed training last week after being on the sidelines for four weeks due to a rib injury. He said on social media he wanted to play in the Spanish capital despite being "short of preparation". Nadal picked up the injury in his loss to American Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final on March 22, announcing at the time he expected to be out for between four and six weeks.
See you in Madrid – Fit-again Rafael Nadal ready to return in Spanish capital
Rafael Nadal will make his return from six weeks out with a fractured rib at next week’s Madrid Open.
TENIS | MASTERS 1.000 Nadal: "Nos vemos en Madrid"
Rafa Nadal llegaba a la final de Indian Wells con una marca de 20 victorias consecutivas en 2022. Allí le esperaba el norteamericano Taylor Fritz… y se acabó la racha y la presencia del balear en las pistas
Alcaraz youngest entrant into ATP top 10 since Nadal
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.
Carlos Alcaraz youngest entrant into ATP top 10 since Rafael Nadal
Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005. Alcaraz climbed two places to ninth in the world due to his straight-sets victory over Pablo Carreno Busta in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday. Britain's Cameron Norrie drops out of the top 10 to number 11.
Teenager Alcaraz the youngest entrant into ATP top 10 since Nadal
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.
Stefanos Tsitsipas talks up post-Djokovic and Nadal rivalry amid claim 'Big Three' is over
Stefanos Tsitsipas has talked up a future rivalry with 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz after making a bold claim that there is "no more Big Three". Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have dominated the game for the better part of two decades but the world No 5 pointed out that they were no longer on top as he set his sights on filling the gap left behind in a post-Big Three era.