"That's the main goal no matter what happens with tennis," the Polish player added. Swiatek said she hoped Nadal would be "healthy and happy" even if he missed the May 28-June 11 Grand Slam. I'm biased because I'd love to see him play, but on the other hand I know if he's going to really suffer, it's not going to be so fun to see him like that."Īmerican Coco Gauff, who finished runner-up to Swiatek at Roland Garros last year, had said that Nadal would still be her top pick for the title if he can make it to Paris. "I don't know how much pain he's living with. He's always trying to push and trying to get better and play better and just trying to compete at the highest level," Swiatek told reporters in Rome on Friday. I really respect the kind of warrior he is.
Nadal has not played since sustaining a hip injury at the Australian Open in January, and there are doubts about the 36-year-old's participation in Paris after the 22-time major champion pulled out of the ongoing Italian Open. "And I hope the same thing happens at Roland Garros.ROME : Iga Swiatek said that as a big fan of Rafa Nadal, she would love to see the 14-times champion compete at the French Open, but the world number one did not want the injury-plagued Spaniard to suffer and make himself available for the tournament. "Rafael in the second week is already a favourite, in the first week, lately maybe he is not, he was not last year in Australia, but from the second week, you say well, we can count on him. If you're lucky enough to have a good draw in the first rounds, then. "In a Grand Slam, it depends a lot on the draw.
"He hasn't competed for quite some time, apart from that, before January, he didn't compete much either, but I think Rafael will pick up form soon," continued Toni Nadal. Nadal pulled out of last month's hard-court tournaments in the US, with his sights set on a return at the start of the clay-court season, but it did not come to fruition, missing the Barcelona and Madrid events as well as Monte Carlo. "Obviously he will not arrive with good preparation, we must not fool ourselves, because, obviously, since January 10 I think, he hasn't played any matches," added Toni Nadal.
He is hoping to accomplish a record-extending 23rd men's Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, with the tournament beginning on May 28.
The 36-year-old said recovery was not going as planned and he would try a new type of treatment, without setting a deadline for himself to heal, casting doubt over his participation in Paris. Rafa Nadal announced he would not participate in Madrid last week as he continues to recover from the hip injury he suffered in January in the Australian Open. "Rafa is recovering, I think it won't be long before he can compete again, but in the tournament here (the Madrid Open) it could not be," Toni Nadal told Spanish public broadcaster TVE.
0 kommentar(er)
