Rafael Nadal, who has not played since his withdrawal before the Wimbledon semi-final, announced on his Instagram account on Wednesday that he would return to competition next week at the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.
“
Very happy to play Cincy again.
I'm going there by plane tomorrow
, ”wrote the Spaniard, 3rd in the world.
At Wimbledon on July 8, then in search of a third Grand Slam title in a row, after the Australian Open and Roland-Garros, he could not defend his chances in the semi-finals against Nick Kyrgios, prevented by an abdominal tear.
It is the persistence of this injury, which has certainly become a simple "
annoyance
" in his own words, which forced him to postpone his return to the courts for a week, he who was to participate in the current Masters 1000 in Montreal.
“
Everything has been going well for the past few weeks.
Four days ago I started to train to serve and yesterday, after the training session, I felt a little discomfort which was still present today
”, Nadal explained last week on his social networks.
The record holder for the number of Major titles (22) has been dealing with recurrent pain for more than a year due to necrosis of the scaphoid bone in his left foot, which has not prevented him from returning to the highest level. in 2022. In Cincinnati, he will try to prepare as well as possible for the US Open (August 29-September 11), where he will aim for a "
small Slam
".
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