Uncertainty. It is the noun that best applies to the hours surrounding Rafael Nadal. The Spanish tennis player, one of the best in history, called a press conference on Thursday and the press of his country ensures that he will announce his withdrawal for Roland Garros, the Grand Slam that he knew how to dominate with 14 titles since his debut in 2005.
Suffering from injuries, the Mallorcan is suffering from muscle pain in the psoas, near the groin. In fact, over the weekend, a video emerged on social networks that showed him limping when stopping a training on brick dust, surrounded by his team, led by Carlos Moya.
Nadal's call, through a press release, is at his Academy in Manacor (on the island of Mallorca), starting at 16:00 p.m. local time (11:00 Argentine time). "Whether or not he plays Roland Garros will be communicated then, as will the reasons why he decides one thing or the other. Thank you," closes the text.
The winner of 22 Grand Slam titles played his last official match last January in the second round of the Australian Open against American Mackenzie McDonald (he lost 6-4-6-4 and 7-5), a defeat that prevented him from defending his title of champion in Melbourne.
Since then, an injury to the iliac psoas, from which he continues to recover, prevented him from playing this year's tournaments in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome, the previous tour on brick dust towards Roland Garros.
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