Rafael Nadal He is one of the greatest players of all time and shares with him novak djokovic the record for most Grand Slams won: both add up to 22. However, the question will always remain in the air… How many would the Spaniard have won if he hadn’t had so many injuries in his career?
Different Nole either Roger Federer, who with 20 rankings as the third-most wins, the left-hander has missed more than a dozen Majors due to physical discomfort. Next, Sports news he reviews his every absence, in which he probably joins Roland Garros 2023.
How many Grand Slams has Rafael Nadal missed due to injury?
In the event that Rafael Nadal does not ultimately play at Roland Garros 2023, which seems highly likely, the Spaniard will have arrived 12 Grand Slams lost due to injury since he made his Wimbledon debut in 2003. Paris would be his second absence: he missed the 2004 edition due to a stress fracture in the scaphoid of his left foot. The following year, in his first tournament in France, he would take the trophy.
The reason that forced him out of RG almost two decades ago also kept him out of Wimbledon in 2004. After a healthy 2005, Rafa missed the 2006 Australian Open due to a problem in the same left leg. In 2007 and 2008 he would shine to reach the top of the standings, but… in 2009 he would add a new bug. Due to tendinitis in both knees, the Spaniard did not play at Wimbledon.
She has missed the US Open four times and the first was in 2012 due to a left knee injury. Neither was 2014 (right wrist), and 2020 and 2021 (left leg). A stomach virus kept him out of the 2013 Australian Open, while at Wimbledon 2016 he felt discomfort in his left wrist. He also did not participate in London in the 2021 season.
Summary below:
- Roland Garros 2004: Stress fracture of scaphoid of left leg
- Wimbledon 2004: Stress fracture of scaphoid of left leg
- Australian Open 2006: Left leg injury
- Wimbledon 2009: Tendonitis in both knees
- US Open 2012: Left knee injury
- Australian Open 2013: Stomach virus
- US Open 2014: Right wrist injury
- Wimbledon 2016: Left wrist injury
- US Open 2020: Left leg injury
- Wimbledon 2021: Left leg injury
- US Open 2021: Left leg injury
- Roland Garros 2023?: left leg injury
This list does not include tournaments in which he did not appear 100% physically nor the five Grand Slams in which he retired. His first retirement came at the 2010 Australian Open, when a knee injury prevented him from completing the match in which he lost 6-3, 7-6, 3-0 to Andy Murray.
At Roland Garros 2016 he did not appear in front Marcel Granollers in the third round due to a wrist injury, while in the Australian Open of 2018 and the US Open of the same year he did not finish his duels vs. the Croatian Marin Cilic and the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, respectively. His latest victim came at Wimbledon 2022 before his semi-final against the Australian Nick Kyrgios.
