Rafael Nadal (14th, Spain), suffering from an injury, is putting all his energy into participating in the French Open.
ESPN reported on the 15th (Korean time), “Nadal has turned down the offer of a wild card for the Challenger tournament to be held in Bordeaux, France next week.”
Nadal has yet to return to the court after suffering a hip injury at the Australian Open earlier this year. Contrary to expectations, the injury has been prolonged, and even though the clay court season, which shows the most strength, is in full swing, there is no news of a return.
As a result,메이저놀이터 there is a prospect that participation in the French Open, which opens at the end of this month, may not be skipped. Nadal won the men’s singles title at the French Open last year.
According to the media, Nadal risked everything to prepare for the French Open to maintain the defending champion status. In order to get his perfect body, he is concentrating on rehabilitation after rejecting the offer of a challenger competition wild card.
The clay-court event director, who offered Nadal a wild card, said, “Nadal’s agent responded that he was not ready yet.” “he explained.
In the end, it seems that Nadal’s participation in the French Open will be a race against time. Attention is focusing on whether Nadal, who focused only on treatment and rehabilitation, will return to the court in four months after recovering from an injury. There are about two weeks left until the start of the French Open.