Nadal decided to surpass Djokovic in 3 weeks, reclaim the “throne” Roland Garros

(Sports News – Tennis News) Rafael Nadal has been out for weeks due to injury. But the next three weeks promise to be very important for the Spanish tennis star.

Video of the final match Indian Wells This year’s Masters between Rafael Nadal and Tylor Fritz:

Rafael Nadal has had to trade a lot to win the Australian Open 2022, the 21st Grand Slam title in his career. The Spaniard suffered an injury during the Indian Wells tournament and as he approached the final, Rafa accepted the fact that his left third rib was severely damaged.

Nadal did not prepare well at Madrid Open because of injury

Since then, Nadal has taken a break from several important clay tournaments. That’s the ATP 1000 at Monte Carlo, or the ATP 500 at the Barcelona Open. But luckily, Nadal will be back at the Madrid Open. However, as he admits himself, it will be difficult for Nadal to conquer the tournament at home in the current situation.

Nadal shared about his reality: “The tournament will be very difficult, the injury makes me practice very little. The ribs were very weak and there was a time when I couldn’t do anything. I’ve always thought about Roland Garros, and I knew that the Madrid Open was going to be complicated.”

But of course, Nadal’s ultimate goal is not the Madrid Open or the Rome Masters. It’s all a preparation for Roland Garros. The Grand Slam tournament in Paris promises to consume tremendous physical resources of players. Therefore, Nadal needs to attend these two pre-Grand Slam tournaments to have the best preparation.

So what is the plan for Rafael Nadal to reclaim the throne of Roland Garros from his hands? Novak Djokovicthe defending champion of the tournament as well as overcoming young players such as Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Zverev or Rublev?

According to Nadal, he needs 3 weeks to prepare for this important tournament. “The important thing for me when I come to Paris is to be healthy and have a good feeling to play. I think three weeks of preparation is enough.”

According to the newspaper’s source Tennis World, Nadal’s recovery is going well, as planned by him and his logistics team. And as expert Simone Brugnoli said, it would be foolish to exclude Nadal from the list of candidates for the Madrid Open championship, because this is always Rafa’s “home”.