Nadal adds doubts about his participation in Roland Garros

Rafael Nadal (14th in the ATP ranking) continues his preparation for Roland Garros. However, In the last few hours, some images of his training recorded by fans raised concerns regarding the injury he has been carrying since the beginning of the season. Will it come to Paris?

The 45-second film footage shared on social networks shows Rafael Nadal leaning forward on his knees. The team, led by Carlos Moyá, surrounds him waiting for a reaction from the 22-time Grand Slam champion. Moments later two more people from the other side of the field join them. The man from Manacorí gets up, still looking at the ground with his hands at his sides, clears his eyes and finally walks back directly to the chair at the side of the field.

The last official announcement of the European was when he made the decision to get off the Masters 1000 in Rome: “Hello everyone! I am very sorry to announce that I will not be able to be in Rome. Everyone knows how much it hurts me to miss another of the tournaments that have marked my professional and personal career for all the love and support of the Italian tifosi”. If he arrives in Paris, he would be competing for the first time since his loss at the Australian Open earlier this year to Mackenzie McDonald when he suffered a grade 2 iliopsoas injury in his left leg.

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