Rafael Nadal delays clay-court return, withdraws from Monte Carlo Masters 2023 to current further time for restoration

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal confirmed he was withdrawing from Monte Carlo Masters, a tune-up Masters 1000 event inside the lead-up to the French Open.

Monte Carlo ,UPDATED: Apr 4, 2023 16:18 IST

Nadal delays clay-court return, withdraws from Monte Carlo Masters 2023 (AFP Photo)

By India Today Sports Desk: 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Monte Carlo Masters, a occasion that he has obtained 11 events before now. The Spaniard has delayed his return to the clay-court season to current himself further time to get higher from a hip hurt that has sidelined him for higher than 2 months.

Rafael Nadal will miss the Monte Carlo Masters, one in all many three essential tournaments inside the lead-up to the French Open, starting May 28. The Monte Carlo Masters will get underway from April 8 and among the many biggest names, along with Novak Djokovic are set to be in movement.

Nadal, who’s eyeing a record-extending fifteenth French Open title, talked about he is nonetheless not completely able to play on the best diploma. The Spaniard was seen coaching on clay-courts at his hometown inside the lead-up to Monte Carlo, stoking pleasure spherical his return to movement.

“Hello everyone, I am still not prepared to compete at the highest level so I will not be able to play in one of the most important tournaments of my career, Monte Carlo. Unfortunately, I am not yet able to play with maximum guarantees and I continue my process of recovery and preparation, hoping to return to competition soon,” Nadal talked about in a press launch on Instagram.

Nadal missed the Masters 1000 tournaments in Miami and Indian Wells on account of an hurt concern. He suffered a shock exit from the Australian Open, shedding inside the second spherical of his failed title safety to USA’s Makenzie McDonald. Nadal’s hip topic flared up all through his second-round match nevertheless he decided to complete it barely than retire midway.

Nadal moreover featured inside the United Cup in January nevertheless was not ready to win a single match as he was carrying an hurt concern. The Spaniard has a 1-3 doc inside the season.

Notably, Nadal slipped out of the best 10 in ATP males’s singles rankings for the first time since 2005. He is ranked 14th in the intervening time on the ATP charts.

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Apr 4, 2023