Although with his latest messages posted on Instagram he has reduced the euphoria unleashed with the comeback announcement, even saying that he does not want to push himself to the maximum when he returns to the slopes, Rafael Nadal continues training at his Kuwait academy at a pace that makes it difficult for his fans not to get excited..
If only a few videos that he himself has posted on his networks have emerged from his training sessions in recent months, His preseason in Kuwait is being quite the opposite. Writing on Instagram the location of the Rafa Nadal Academy in Kuwait is a gift for fans who eagerly await the return of the 22-time Grand Slam champion. There are many videos and photos of Nadal’s training and Just look at a few images to know that the bull is snorting.
After several weeks exercising in Manacor, getting back into shape after three months unemployed, Nadal headed to Kuwait last week to try to acclimatize his body to the hot conditions he will encounter in Brisbane and Melbourne in January, during the Australian summer.. He did so after announcing that Brisbane (from December 31 to January 7) will be his first tournament after a blank year due to that psoas injury that he suffered precisely at the 2023 Australian Open.
In the luxurious facilities of his Kuwait academy, Nadal is training accompanied by the hard core of his team: coaches Carlos Moyà and Marc López and his usual physiotherapist, Rafael Maymó. “It’s great to be here in Kuwait for a few days of practice. Incredible attention from everyone. Thank you in advance for everything,” Nadal wrote in his personal account after his first contact with the Kuwaiti court, where He is playing with the balls he will use on the Australian tour.
He also invited Arthur Fils, the great jewel of French tennis, number 36 in the ranking at 19 years old. and who finished the season by reaching the final of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah. Due to his youth, his explosiveness and his moment of form, the Frenchman is a good thermometer to gauge Nadal’s state. In these first days they have played two sets: Nadal took the first 7-6 and lost the second 6-7. They were two very even duels and it shows that Nadal is in a position to beat a player 18 years younger and who is among the best 40 in the ranking. A good sign.
Beyond the sets played, The number of videos on Instagram allows us to see a Nadal who promises strong emotions, although he is still far from a version that allows him to fight for big titles.. His right hand runs and he looks fine although he still lacks legs. Normal if we remember that he has not competed for a year and that he still has three weeks of preseason left before Brisbane.
“Looks like this guy should be at least in the top 600“, the Tennis Brothers Instagram account joked about the current ranking of the Balearic player, who occupies 664th place in the world rankings. This account is owned by a player who is currently training at the Kuwait academy and has risen A video shows Nadal going from defense to attack against Fils.
Nadal will continue training in Kuwait this week and then return to Manacor to spend Christmas with his family and pack his bags, because in the last days of December he will head to Brisbane. Although the tournament officially begins on December 31, The former number one is not expected to debut until January 1 or 2.
Nacho Encabo is a sports editor at Relevo, a specialist in tennis and the Olympic Games. Born in Madrid, he studied Journalism and Audiovisual Communication at the Rey Juan Carlos University and began as an intern in the sports section of El Mundo in 2011. Knowing German shortly after opened the doors of the dpa agency, where he worked as a special envoy to the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, the 2016 Euro Cup in France and the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In addition, adding Relay and the rest of his career, he has covered the four Grand Slams of tennis, the Davis Cup , athletics world championships, Formula 1 Grand Prix and countless LaLiga and Champions League matches. He has also worked as a reporter at El Independiente and traveled to the Tokyo Olympics on the Spanish Olympic Committee team. …
2023-12-11 05:10:39
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