The tennis player Rafael Nadal He assured this Wednesday that at this point in his recovery he can think about playing again and being on the tennis courts and, despite not knowing exactly when this return may take place, he believes that he will do so while being competitive enough to At the very least, have enthusiasm and make it worth the effort made since he had to take a break. Without playing since last January, the Spaniard announced in May that he was stopping in search of a solution for the injury to the iliopsoas in his left leg with the aim of fully recovering to give himself another opportunity to compete.
«If you want something new that I had not told you until now, because I did not know if I would play tennis again one day and Now I sincerely believe that I will play again.. If it will be in one place or another, I am not yet prepared to answer it, but I am happy with how things are evolving,” he revealed to the media after visiting the new Teknon Tennis Clinic of Dr. Ángel Ruiz Cotorro.
«Trying to play again is what we have been trying to do for several months. And I say today, something that a few weeks ago I was not in a position to say, that I believe that the steps forward have been great and positive and well, I trust that the following weeks, dates, will be able to say something more concrete, Well, today I am not in condition,” he added.
In this sense, he argued that he has “always” maintained the “illusion of returning.” «Knowing what level I will be able to return to is another thing that is very difficult to answer.. I have never lost the excitement of playing again. “I am at that moment where things seem to be going in a good direction and I foresee and trust that things will continue on the same path given what I have seen in recent weeks,” she added.
“When it happens, I’ll say it”
Of course, he was firm in denying that he will return in January. «There is nothing to all this. I understand the interest of the news but in the end when this happens, or when I know I’m coming back, I’ll say it. “When I know what I will do, I will be the first to tell you anything,” he assured the media.
«When I know things exactly, I have no problem saying it, especially at this point. “I’m fine, I’m training and I’m happy, in the end I’m in a good time in my life,” the man from Manacor said honestly.
He was clear when it came to cutting bets on his return to the slopes. «If I tell you that it seems that I am going to play again, from the last time I was among the media, well, it is surely closer, because if not, we are going badly, right? Now as far as I am close, because as I have told you before, if you want me to tell you when I am going to return, I am not going to tell you,” he reiterated.
Nadal is happy to be able to raise the level of training. “I think the evolution seems to be good,” said Nadal who does not set any specific objective for his return but who acknowledged that would like to be at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. “There are many months left, we’ll see,” she said.
The bad thing is that, without being anything new, the Manacor native knows that the pain is not going to disappear. «The pain won’t go away, I don’t think it ever will.. But well, in the end, from how things were going a few months ago to how they are going now, I think it has been a step forward without a doubt and it is already a lot,” he added.
Hence one thing is clear; When he returns, he will not do so to reach the Serbian Novak Djokovic in ‘Grand Slam’ wins. «We are not in that situation. I think I live in a very different reality today. I haven’t played for a year and, for me, personal success, which in the end is usually more powerful than general success, is maintaining the hope of playing again,” he said.
«It will be very difficult to recover a very high level»
«Afterwards, things are never known. I sense that it will be very difficult to recover a very high level of tennis. But hey, if I didn’t have the illusion of trying to be competitive, well, I probably wouldn’t be doing everything I’ve done in recent months, all the effort it takes at the age I am, and after having a very long career“The years weigh heavily,” said the former world number 1, 37 years old.
«I have the hope of playing again and that for me is already a great personal satisfaction. I’m not going to win more Grand Slams than Novak Djokovic; will not be the case. But I am going to give myself the opportunity to try to enjoy it again,” concluded the now number 664 in the ATP ranking.
2023-11-15 17:29:09
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