Solely 13 days stay till the beginning of the 2023 French Open. Whereas there’s no doubting the thrill amongst tennis followers for the yr’s second Grand Slam, there’s additionally loads of nervousness. In any case, Rafael Nadal, the participant who has gained the Grand Slam a whopping 14 occasions, could also be compelled to observe the event unfold from the sidelines. The Spaniard remains to be struggling to get well from his hip damage.
66-year-old Martina Navratilova, a legend in her personal proper in tennis, got here ahead to specific her concern concerning Nadal’s state of affairs on Twitter.
For Martina Navratilova, it’s hope and despair on the identical time
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Rafael Nadal made his French Open debut method again in 2005. Astonishingly, since then, Nadal hasn’t missed a single version of the Stade Roland Garros showpiece. Sadly, age appears to be catching up with the tennis legend. All in all, 2023 might very effectively be the yr that Nadal lastly misses out on his favourite Grand Slam.
In her tweet, Navratilova shared a New York Instances article titled, ‘Rafael Nadal Might Miss the French Open’. The ladies’s tennis icon wrote, “by way of @NYTimes- say it ain’t so…!!! Positive hope Rafa can play however it doesn’t look good, no time to arrange even when wholesome”.
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For Nadal, who turns 37 later this yr, this yr’s French Open could be his final likelihood to seize a fifteenth title in Paris. Nonetheless, if he does certainly have to take a seat it out, it’s going to be extremely tough for him to win one other French Open title ever once more.
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Rafael Nadal has resumed coaching, however will it’s sufficient?
In 2022, a resurgent Nadal gained the primary 2 Grand Slams of the yr. Because of this, Nadal followers began to consider that the ‘King of Clay’ was again to his finest. Nonetheless, at Wimbledon, he suffered an belly tear. Since then, nearly every part that might go fallacious has gone fallacious for the 22-time Grand Slam winner.
Nadal’s followers have been filled with optimism at the beginning of 2023 once more because the Spaniard regarded to defend his Australian Open crown. Sadly, he sustained a hip injury. Initially, the issues concerning his restoration have been minimal. Nonetheless, within the days and months that adopted, it turned obvious that Nadal’s issues have been a lot larger than they have been initially made out to be. Nadal lately resumed coaching. Nonetheless, most specialists suppose that it’s too little too late for the Spaniard.
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