(Madrid) A month after his rib injury, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal resumed training on Monday, he announced on Twitter, just over a month before the flagship meeting of the season on clay, Roland-Garros (May 23-June 5).
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“Today’s first gentle workout after four weeks without stepping on a tennis court. What an excitement to tread the clay again! “Wrote the world number 4 on the social network in the caption of two photos showing him training.
Victim of an injury to the third left costal arch during his final lost to general surprise against the American Taylor Fritz at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), the 35-year-old player had announced on March 22 that he would be out for four to six weeks.
But after missing the start of the season on clay, the Majorcan, who holds the record for Grand Slam victories (21) since his crowning at the Australian Open at the end of January, could return for the Masters 1000 in Madrid (2 -8 May) and also line up in Rome (9-15 May).
Until his defeat against Fritz, he posted for 2022 an impressive record of twenty victories, in as many matches, with three titles won (Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco).
Despite this injury, the emergence of his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz or the confirmation of the skills on earth of Stefanos Tsitsipas, crowned for the second year in a row in Monte-Carlo, Nadal is still a favorite for his favorite tournament of Roland-Garros. where he won thirteen times.