This is the news that the tennis world has been dreading for many weeks. A possible withdrawal of Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros makes all his fans tremble and Marca has probably just put an end to the suspense. According to the Spanish media, the Mallorcan should announce this Thursday in a press conference (16:00) from his academy, that he would not take part in the tournament he has won 14 times.
It was 18 consecutive participations in the tournament of his life, he who has participated in every edition of the Paris Grand Slam since 2005. The series could then end there, after a fatal hip injury.
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The daily specifies that Nadal tried everything, in vain. Injured at the Australian Open, the Spaniard has not played since January in Melbourne skipping the entire clay court season until today. Since the beginning of 2023, "Rafa" has played only 4 games, for 3 defeats.
"No, Rafa is not thinking about his retirement"
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I had a big injury in Australia (in January) to the psoas. I was supposed to be absent between six and eight weeks at first, but we are already heading towards the fourteenth (...) The situation is not what we had hoped for. We followed all the medical prescriptions, but for some unknown reason, the injury did not evolve as we were told at the beginning and we end up in a difficult situation, "said Nadal in a video posted on his social networks on April 20.
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I think he will be ready for Roland-Garros, "said the uncle and former coach of tennis player Toni Nadal, on April 28. "No, Rafa is not thinking about his retirement," he said.
