Rafael Nadal announced Tuesday on his Web site that he will resume practice on Monday and play his first tournament since his fourth-round loss at the French Open in Montreal, Aug 8-16. This is great for the the Rogers Cup , considering Nadal graces many of its promotional posters.
It does, however, leave a lot of questions about how ready Nadal will be for the United States Open, which begins Aug. 31. When Nadal’s injury was first announced, he was going to try to play Wimbledon, which would have meant he would be back for the entire hard-court season leading into the Open. His Wimbledon return was scrapped because he said he was not 100 percent. Considering it will take him almost another month to return indicates he was quite a bit under 100 percent. The Open is the one Grand Slam tournament Nadal has not won, and even he has admitted how difficult hard courts are on his body. He reached the semifinals last year, his best performance there.
Nadal said he traveled to Barcelona for tests Monday that apparently showed improvement in his knees. His doctor has said he has tendinitis in both knees.
NY TIMES
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment