French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal returns to training after spending four weeks on the sidelines with a rib injury. Rafael Nadal returned to practice on Monday after a four-week break with a rib injury just over a month before the French Open at Roland Garros. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates
“Today’s first gentle workout in four weeks without setting foot on the tennis court. What a thrill to set foot in the mud again! ” The world number four wrote on Twitter along with two pictures that he was training on the ground.
Nadal, who suffered an injury after losing to American Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final on March 22, announced at the time that he expected to be out for four to six weeks. The defeat ended his perfect 20-0 run in early 2022, including his Australian Open title win.
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French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal returns to training after spending four weeks on the sidelines with a rib injury
The 35-year-old, who missed last week’s Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open, is currently running, but could potentially return to the Madrid Masters on May 1-8. His main focus for the French Open, which starts on May 22, will be to stay fit. Nadal has won the Roland Garros title 13 times.
Nadal defeated Daniel Medvedev in an epic final in Melbourne after Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia for his covid vaccination. The win brought him to the men’s record 21st Grand Slam title, which removed him from the tie with Djokovic and Roger Federer.
During the Spaniard’s absence, teenage compatriot Carlos Alcaraz emerged victorious in the Miami Open when Greece’s Stefanos Sitcipas claimed the Carlo title in the second consecutive Monte.
French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal returns to training after spending four weeks on the sidelines with a rib injury
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