For a few seasons now, tennis has started to ignite legends. Roger Federerwho couldn’t play in 2022 due to injury, he said goodbye and many see it Rafael Nadal he could follow the same path days before he turns 37. The Spaniard suffers from physical ailments and for this reason he is the main lows of Roland Garros 2023.
After a great 2022, in which he celebrated at the Australian Open as well as Roland Garros, Rafa started the year on the wrong foot. In Melbourne he lost in the second round to Mackenzie Macdonald, who took advantage of the Spaniard’s problems. He suffered grade 2 injury to the iliopsis of the left leg, with a recovery time of 6 to 8 weeks. However, what was a safe return in March took much longer than expected. So much so that he still hasn’t returned.
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“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 a tournament. No, I have no choice but to work and have the right mindset.” recognized.
He was expected to see him in Monte Carlo, a country where he celebrated 11 times, but he was absent. Nor was it in Barcelona, Madrid, Rome or Roland Garros. His withdrawal from Paris was announced at a press conference on Thursday, May 17.
“The injury I suffered in Australia has not developed as we would have liked. I will not be able to be at Roland Garros after many years. You can imagine how difficult it is for me. It is not a decision I make, but my body. I have no intention to play in the next few months. These last few years have been difficult, it has been difficult for me to have continuity in every way.”
What could be next? Given that scenario, it’s hard to put a date on the calendar to see Nadal return. He doesn’t even know.
Who are the other figures who will not be playing at Roland Garros 2023 either?
Apart from Rafael Nadal, another person who announced his withdrawal from Roland Garros 2023 was Nick Kyrgios. The Australian, who has admitted many times that he does not like playing on clay, will not take part in the event in the French capital due to injury. In January, he underwent surgery on his left knee for a tear and cyst in the lateral meniscus. Still not recovered.
