BARCELONA, April 5 — Rafael Nadal’s hopes of returning to Roland Garros for a crack at a 15th French Open title suffered a major blow yesterday when the 37-year-old Spaniard...
Rafael Nadal ’s hopes of returning to Roland Garros for a crack at a 15th French Open title suffered a major blow yesterday when the 37-year-old Spaniard was forced to withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters . — AFP picBARCELONA, April 5 — Rafael Nadal ’s hopes of returning to Roland Garros for a crack at a 15th French Open title suffered a major blow yesterday when the 37-year-old Spaniard was forced to withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters .
“Unfortunately I have to tell you that I am not going to be playing in Monte Carlo. My body simply won’t allow me,” said the battle-weary Spaniard on social media. His one appearance since Brisbane came in an exhibition match against Carlos Alcaraz in Las Vegas in March where observers noted some discomfort in his back, which has evidently not cleared up.
The claycourt specialist has dropped to 646th in the ATP rankings and was due to use a protected ranking of ninth to get into the main draw in Monte Carlo, the first clay-court Masters 1000 event of the 2024 season.For much of his career, Nadal has used Monte Carlo as a springboard for the French Open, a Grand Slam event he has won a record 14 times and which he is still hoping to play in, perhaps for the last time.
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