On Monday, May 22, the Grand Slam battle will begin on the courts of Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal was due to defend the men’s title in Paris last year. Must, because the Spaniard has not appeared on the court for a long time. A record was posted on the network, which shows that the legendary player has health problems.
After winning his 22nd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros last year, it looked like ‘King Nadal’ could reign supreme in the ATP cycle. However, the Spaniard from Mallorca had more and more health problems. As a result, success in Paris was the last thing that could be written on the side of the greats performed by Rafael Nadal.
A Roland Garros tournament without a reigning champion?
The Spaniard has been a regular presence on social media over the past few weeks, delivering little encouraging news about his withdrawal from the next ATP tour tournaments. he did retire from performing in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, or the incessant wrestling in Rome.
In each of these cases, tournaments are held on clay courts. The surface of which Nadal is an outstanding specialist. Some call it the greatest in the history of men’s tennis. To confirm these words, the Spaniard has achieved as many as 14 championship titles at Roland Garros.
However, it may turn out that Nadal will not be in Paris. The Spaniard has returned to training, but one of the posts posted on social networks shows the pain “King Nadal” has to deal with. The video shows the moment when the tennis player wipes her tears.
Novak Djokovic could be the best ever
Raising health problems for Nadal and the retirement of Roger Federer meant that the third of the “big three” men’s tennis could break the record for most Grand Slams.
Novak Djokovic has already won as many Grand Slams as Nadal (22). The most recent success is this year’s Australian Open. In Paris, Nole won twice, in 2016 and 2021. The 35-year-old tennis player in good health could still win a few Grand Slams. The Serbian returns to the game after an elbow injury, which, fortunately for himself and the fans, he managed to cure in a few weeks.
Source: Wprost
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