As is known, Rafael Nadal was injured in the semi -final against Carlos Alcaraz at BNP Paribas Open last week. Despite his pain, he still completed the final against Taylor Fritz on Sunday, although injury seriously affected his body and made him easily lose Fritz.
After this defeat, Nadal was warned to be “sitting out for a long time” because his injury was not simple, while at the age of 35, he could hardly recover like his youth. It is expected that Nadal will have to take a break from 4 to 6 weeks.
But his doctor, Cotorro, said that the situation could be more optimistic. He told the channel Radiogacetarne: “We will adjust the treatment process to suit the development of the pain. Now, the priority is to eliminate the pain for Nadal.”
“After the pain is removed, we will work as much as possible. With this situation, we will see if we can shorten the time … Although the expected 4-6 weeks is quite reasonable.”
Nadal is trying every day to return to the top playgrounds of tennis, after he has a complete start in 2022. The circuit of 20 victories won from the beginning of the year helped Nadal break his personal record and win the Australian Open 2022. After that, he reached the Paribas Open final.
But the new injury was met, no matter how fast it progressed, it still made Nadal miss 2 extremely important tournaments, his forte on the ground of the ground. These are Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open 2022. These are all the prizes that Nadal holds the championship record, with 11 and 12 times respectively.
These are also important momentum for Roland Garros. It is likely that Nadal's doctors are determined to help him return earlier because he appears in Roland Garros 2022.
