Rafael Nadal hopes to be operational for the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo (April 6 to 14), but “doesn’t dare say anything anymore” given his physical form, as he declared to AS.
Will Rafael Nadal be present at the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo (April 6-14)? The world of tennis is wondering and so is the main person concerned. Interviewed by the Spanish daily As, the former world number 1 confided his doubts regarding the season on clay, his favorite surface. Absent from the courts since January 5 and a defeat in the quarter-finals against Jordan Thompson at the tournament in Brisbane (Australia), Rafael Nadal admits that he cannot yet decide on the date of his return.
“I will do my best to try to start the season on clay, which is my goal. I work for it and I make efforts with this goal, but from now on, what can happen, I don’t dare anymore say nothing, because lately it has unfortunately been difficult for me to make predictions,” he said.
“Day by day”
Registered for the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, the Mallorcan finally had to withdraw from the American tournament before playing his first round against Milos Raonic, believing that he was not in full possession of his means.
If his body allows him, “the bull of Manacor” would like to be present for the prestigious Monte-Carlo tournament. But he has stopped planning for a while and lives in the present moment: “For a year and a half or two, it has been impossible for me to compete, so that is the first objective. I no longer try to be optimistic or negative, but to take it day by day.”
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