Nadal, who had finished his trip to the Indian Wells Masters, returned to Spain for the first time for a physical examination and was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the ribs, requiring at least 4-6 weeks of rest!
Played consecutive matches, resulting in another injury
The 36-year-old Nadal felt good about himself after winning the Australian Open, and had planned to skip February, but chose february's ATP500 Acapulco to play. Although winning the championship, it laid the bitter fruit for the new injuries in the future.
He then played in the United States for the first Masters of the year, the Indian Wells Masters. If the signing of Acapulco was smooth, then the Indian Wells Masters can be said to be difficult. In addition to the strong opponents, the bad windy weather also made the game extremely difficult. In the semi-final against Alcaraz, Nadal suffered from a fall and chest discomfort. However, he did not give up lightly and insisted on fighting continuously.
In the final, his body has been in a state of disconnection, and in the post-match interview, he revealed that he felt that he felt pain even breathing!
Unfortunately, it is not to get runners-up, but to be diagnosed with stress fractures.
Rest for at least 4-6 weeks, and when to come back depends on how well you recover
Apparently, the "elderly" Nadal has been unable to keep up with the rhythm of the tour's day-to-day game.
However, Nadal and his team did not realize this, and recently planned to compete in the Monte Carlo Masters (April 11-17), barcelona open (April 18-24), Madrid Masters (May 2-8), Rome Masters (May 9-15) and French Open (May 23-5).
According to the 4-6 week recovery period, Nadal is determined to miss the Monte Carlo Masters and barcelona open, optimistically expected to return to the Madrid Masters to test the waters and strive to get back in good shape at the Rome Masters.
Conservatively, Nadal may continue to miss the Madrid Masters, only to return from the Rome Masters, or only to parachute into the French Open.
If you count the 100 days of trauma, Nadal may miss the French Open and can only air cool the net (June 27-July 10).
Therefore, whether or not you can play the French open can only look at Nadal's physical recovery.