I'm positive, so I hope things will improve for him,' Amelie Mauresmo said. He has been a big part of the tournament's history for almost 20 years, and it would be sad not to see him competing. It would not be easy to imagine Roland Garros without Rafa playing. We are still five weeks away from the main draw. 'There's a chance that Rafa might not be in shape to play Roland Garros.īut I know that if there's one tournament he does not want to miss, it's this one.

He received injections to kill the pain and beat Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud en route to his 14th Parisian title. Rafa played the last year's Roland Garros with an injured foot. I think I could beat Nadal at Roland-Garros - Alcaraz Nadal is only one of four players in the ATP's top 100 who is aged 36 or over, alongside Stanislas Wawrinka, Richard Gasquet and John Isner. Nadal has never missed Roland Garros since 2005, not always playing at 100% but never missing his beloved Major. Alcaraz has emerged as favourite for Roland Garros after victories on clay at Buenos Aires and Barcelona but the World No.2 said Nadal cannot be written off. However, it would not be surprising if Rafa fails in those efforts, unable to take the pain away and requiring much more time to heal. Nadal will try to enter the Rome Masters in two weeks, eager for some matches and momentum ahead of the best-of-five challenges in Paris. Amelie Mauresmo hopes to see Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in five weeks. The Spaniard will not rush anything during his recovery course, eager to compete at his 100% once he returns. Nadal has played only 13 matches after the last year's Wimbledon, scoring only five wins and dropping out from the top-10 after Indian Wells for the first time in almost 18 years. He has a 628 record in clay court tournament finals and. Rafa still can not play injury-free, skipping this week's Madrid Masters and gathering dark clouds over his Rome and Paris participation. The Mayorca island tennis player Rafael Nadal has been the most successful in history on clay courts.

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