PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal returned to Roland Garros on Monday to practice and try and figure out whether to compete at the French Open he has won 14 times. The 37-year-old Spaniard showed up with his coach Carlos Moya. A video on the Open’s official social media showed Nadal arriving by car. The training was set for 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT). It would give him a chance to reacquaint himself with Court Philippe Chatrier’s red clay — he hasn’t played a match there in two years — and test his fitness. The tournament begins on Sunday and it remains uncertain if Nadal will enter. He is still regaining his match readiness after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery, and much of this season because of problems with a hip muscle and an abdominal muscle. His recent loss in the Italian Open second round ( to Hubert Hurkacz 6-1, 6-3) left Nadal unsure about whether he would consider himself ready for the French Open. |
Ambitious Ivankovic aims for World Cup finalsFrench Open: Chen/Jia fight back to win women's doubles titleUN asks South Sudan to remove new taxes that led to a pause in food airdropsWu Lei brace sees China cruise past SingaporeBritish gymnast Ondine Achampong suffers ACL tear ahead of Paris OlympicsReal Madrid complaint says ref 'negligent' on Vinicius abuseXuzhou Museum (I)China awards young female scientistsIOC launches innovative Paris 2024 mobile gameStrawberry Music Festival to be held at Beijing Expo Park