Beijing time on March 23 news, through personal social media accounts, Nadal confirmed to everyone that a rib has a stress fracture! It also explains well the scene in the FINAL OF THE ATP Indian Wells Masters, when Nadal was holding the side of his chest and feeling uncomfortable.
Although In the end, Nadal lost, and the new season's unbeaten gold body was broken, but Nadal's will quality did not lose, and now the fractures detected now prove once again: Nadal is the god of war! With a broken rib, Nadal finished the race, which was so remarkable that it deserved the admiration of all athletes.
Nadal wrote on his personal Twitter account: "Hello everyone, I would like to announce a message with you, after returning to Spain, because of the indian wells final, I immediately underwent a physical examination, and the final result showed that one of my ribs had a stress fracture, for which I will rest for 4-6 weeks." ”
"It's not good news, I didn't expect it at all. I'm lost and sad right now because I started the season great and was able to get into the most important clay season right away with good form. ”
"But I've always had a fighting spirit and the courage to overcome the odds, and now all I want to do is be patient, continue to train hard after recovering and thank everyone once again for their support."
Nadal revealed his suspension time, injury recovery will take about 4-6 weeks, that is to say, Nadal will have to wait at least until the beginning of May to return to the field, it should be noted that the French Open starts on May 22, leaving Nadal only about 15 days to prepare for the French Open, which can be said to be very hasty! Could it be that Nadal's dream of 14 French Open titles is about to be shattered again? At the very least, in terms of injury, it was not good for Nadal, which compressed the Spaniards' preparation time and disrupted the Spaniards' preparation plan.
Last year, Nadal fell in the Semifinals of the French Open with Djokovic and failed to win the 14th French Open title; this year, Djokovic will still be Nadal's strongest opponent. Previously, french open director Maurismo had confirmed that Djokovic could participate in this year's French Open.
If Nadal returns in early May, then, within about 15 days of French Open preparation time, Nadal will train in the Madrid Masters, at which time, Nadal's state may be very average, but the most important thing is to adjust, find the feeling of the game, prepare for the French Open, the results are not important.
The first Grand Slam Australian Open, Nadal won the championship, thus becoming the first Grand Slam men's singles 21th crown winner in history before Djokovic, temporarily becoming the first GOAT in the history of men's tennis; the second Grand Slam French Open, whether Nadal can become the French Open 14 crown, in addition to his own injury recovery, mainly depends on the old opponent Djokovic, you know, even Last year's full state of Nadal, was also reversed by Djokovic in the semi-finals.