Nadal gives good news to fans, will he be able to attend Roland Garros 2022?

(Sports News – Tennis News) Rafael Nadal announced good news to fans when he returned to practice 2 weeks earlier than expected.

Rafael Nadal just returned to training for the first time after losing to Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells 2022 final last month. The Spaniard suffered an injury in his ribs but still tried to play the whole match. Doctors diagnosed Nadal need up to 6 weeks to recover.

Nadal has returned to practice for the first time after 4 weeks of convalescence

However, the Spaniard’s recovery process was better than expected. The “King of Clay Court” has just posted a photo of training in his hometown with an emotional line. “First time back on the tennis court after 4 weeks of convalescence. Gentle training session to get used to the ball again.”

With this move, Rafael Nadal most likely to return in time in two ATP 1000 tournaments on clay, Madrid Open and Rome Masters, and then Roland Garros. The second Grand Slam tournament of the year will start on May 22 and end on June 5. This is the favorite tournament of the Spaniard when he has won 13 times.

Currently, Nadal is leading in the race to win the most Grand Slam titles with 21 titles, more than Roger Federer and Novak. Djokovic exactly 1 title. Next June, Nadal will turn 36 years old and the Spaniard still shows amazing form.

To be able to play at the top for so long, in addition to trying to overcome injuries, “King of Clay” also tries to improve his playing style. Nadal is famous for his extremely stubborn ball game, but in the last 3 years, this player has changed his play a lot.

Nadal himself revealed this after the Australian Open 2019. “During the break between the two seasons, I practiced to improve my serve and the first shot when the opponent returned the serve. I got a lot of points with this new right-hand shot. That is very important.”

Nadal admits that in order to continue to play at the top, this player needs to have more new moves to surprise the opponent.