At the moment, although some reports were optimistic about his participation in the attempt to defend his title, the odds are only against him.
On Sunday, France's L'Equipe revealed that the director of the Bordeaux Challenger tournament being played this week, Jean-Baptiste Perlant, had contacted Carlos Costa, Nadal's agent, to offer him a free ticket to the tournament. The answer was no.
Le directeur du Challenger de Bordeaux, Jean-Baptiste Perlant, a été en contact avec Carlos Costa, l'agent de Rafael Nadal, pour lui proposer une invitation. Mais l'Espagnol a refusé https://t.co/fBbt3NbsbE pic.twitter.com/yVJPKqNwWQ
— L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) May 14, 2023
"Costa and I talked about the possibility of Nadal taking part in the tournament, but he kindly replied that the tennis player was continuing his preparations, and that he was in a race against time to be ready for Roland Garros," Perlant revealed.
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It should be noted that if Nadal had answered yes to the interesting offer, this Challenger tournament could have provided tennis fans around the world with nostalgic matches at the highest levels, as Andy Murray and Dominic Thiem also take part in it.
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