The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal announced today that he will not be able to be in the Masters 1000 in Rome due to the injury he has suffered in the iliopsoas since the Australian Open.
“Hello everyone! I’m very sorry to announce that I won’t be able to be in Rome. You all know how much it hurts me to miss another one of the tournaments that have marked my professional and personal career for all the love and support of the Italian tifosi”, said Nadal in a video on their social networks.
“Despite having noticed an improvement in recent days, there have been many months without having been able to train at a high level and the readaptation process has its times and I have no choice but to accept them and continue working. A hug to all”, he completed. the Spaniard, who has not played in the professional circuit for four months.
After getting off Monte Carlo, the Conde de Godó in Barcelona and the Madrid Masters 1000, the former number one (current 14th in the ATP ranking) will not be able to be present at the Foro Italico either, in one of the last important tournaments of the tour on brick dust.
Nadal’s primary goal remains to play at Roland Garros (May 28-June 11), where he will seek his 15th title and 23rd Grand Slam.
