On April 18, Beijing time, Spanish tennis king Nadal updated his social media and posted his latest training photos. This is Nadal's first return to the pitch for training four weeks after surgery on a fractured bone.
Nadal wrote on his social media: "After 4 weeks away from the tennis courts, I did light training for the first time. The feeling of stepping onto the pitch again is so exciting. ”
The 2022 season had a wonderful start to Nadal, with an impressive record of 20 wins and 1 loss in the first 3 months of the season, creating a personal best start of 20 consecutive wins. In those three months, Nadal won 3 titles and 1 runner-up, including his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
Nadal's winning streak came to an abrupt end in the Indian Wells Masters final. In the semi-final match against Alcaraz, Nadal endured the pain in his chest and defeated the young man to reach the final. In the final, Nadal lost to Fritz, who was fighting on home soil, stopped his winning streak at 20 games. After the Indian Wells station Nadal returned to Spain, where he was diagnosed with a cleft rib in Barcelona.
Nadal's doctors estimated his recovery time to be 4 to 6 weeks, counting from the Indian Wells semi-final injury and just four weeks after this week. Now Nadal is back on the pitch for training, which is an important time point for his comeback. With 5 weeks to go until today, Nadal still has plenty of time to recover.
At the beginning of the clay season, Nadal withdrew from monte carlo and Barcelona due to injury, and as the recovery progress accelerated, Nadal's return to the field was getting closer and closer, and his clay schedule was gradually becoming clearer. Depending on the schedule, Nadal may play at the Madrid Masters in two weeks' time, followed by a non-stop appearance at the Rome Masters. Then the one-week suspension will usher in the french open regular matches.