Rafael Nadal He is the biggest winner in its history Roland Garros With 14 wins and his tally is terrifying: 112 wins and just three losses. However, the fearsome left-hander could miss the 2023 edition due to injury, giving the opportunity to novak djokovic to achieve his 23rd Grand Slam and surpass him on the all-time list.
In case it’s missing it would be the first time since it was introduced in 2005, the year he surpassed Mariano Puerta in the definition. It is worth recalling that in 2016, after beating the Argentine Facundo Bagnis in his debut, he did not appear in the duel with his compatriot Marcel Granollers.
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of Roland Garros 2023?
At the Australian Open in January, Rafael Nadal surprisingly lost in the second round to American Mackenzie MacDonald. But the defeat was not the most serious: that day he suffered a muscle ailment that would require, in the worst case, two months of recovery. However, the times were too late and the clay court season is set to end without him.
After pulling out of the Madrid Masters 1000, the former world No. 1 announced started with alternative therapy to achieve better results.
😔 Rafa Nadal, coming down from the M1000 in Madrid 😔
👉 Your injury is not improving and you have decided to change your recovery procedures
🗣️ That’s how manacorí explains it, who hasn’t played in Australia since January
🔜 Coming to Roland Garros?
📽️ IG/Rafael Nadal pic.twitter.com/PPG5uHDQN9
— Sportingnewses Spain 🇪🇸 (@sportingnewses) April 20, 2023
“I can’t give deadlines because if I knew I would tell you but I don’t know. This is the current situation. I just have to try to have the right attitude throughout this time, try to give myself a chance to compete in one of tournaments what’s left of the clay season and I have no choice but to work and be in the right mindset.” had recognized Thursday, April 20.
Rafa, who has already dropped out of the top 10 due to inactivity, is defending the 2,000 points he achieved in the last edition. Casper Ruud could not beat the Spaniard in sets and Nadal added his 14th trophy in Paris by winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-0.
