The physical problems of the Spaniard could deprive him of a 14th coronation in Paris.
For more than a decade, to the question “Who is the big favorite for Roland-Garros?”, the answer was always the same: Rafael Nadal. But a few days before the start of the 2022 edition of the Parisian Grand Slam, for bookmakers, the answer has become Carlos Alcaraz with, according to betting companies, Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal in second position. Why is the player with thirteen titles at the Porte d’Auteuil no longer the big favorite to win the Coupe des Mousquetaires? Much more than the fact that he hasn’t won any trophies on clay this season or that he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in Madrid and Denis Shapovalov in Rome, what worries world tennis observers above all is the Spaniard’s state of health.
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