Rafael Nadal Returns to Training After Battling Injury

“Once I arrived in Melbourne I had the opportunity to have an MRI and I have a micro tear in a muscle, not in the same part (of the left leg iliopsoas) where I had the injury and that is good news.

Right now, I am not prepared to compete at the highest level of demand in 5-set matches. I return to Spain to see my doctor, receive treatment and rest. “I have worked very hard during the year for this comeback and, as I always mentioned, my goal is to be at my best level in three months.”

It is part of the statement Rafael Nadal, on February 7, after learning the extent of the problem he had noticed in his quarterfinal match against the Australian Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane ATP.

He had to say ‘no’ to the Australian Open, an event that he left early in 2023 without knowing then that he would not play again due to a tendon injury. The current muscular issue has turned out to be simpler, and Rafael Nadal it’s back.

“After a period without putting anything here, here we are. Back to training… with more intensity,” he announced on social networks this Wednesday, underlining the space of absence dictated by the recovery from the injury.

Return to work at his academy in Manacor. He maintains his plan, on a hard court. On his agenda, the event that followed the Australian tour was the ATP 250 tournament in Doha, which will be held from February 19 to 24. The Spaniard is registered with a ranking protected from long-term injury, as if he were ninth in the world, when he occupies 649th place.

It does not appear on the official list of the next event, the ATP 500 in Dubai, but another way to access the tournaments is through invitation. It is known that there is an exhibition agreed in Las Vegas with Carlos Alcaraz, on March 3, prior to the Masters 1000 ATP in Indian Wells. It was also announced in Godó.

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Nadal He has his plans, although he does not deviate from making final decisions based on the sensations of daily work, on how his body responds. Everything revolves around Roland Garros, at the end of May.

For now, training with Carlos Moyà, Gustavo Marcacchio and Marc López.

2024-02-01 13:30:45
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