Rafael Nadal has forged doubt on a attainable return at subsequent month’s Monte Carlo Masters after revealing he’s nonetheless not sure when he might be able to make his comeback.
The 22-time grand slam champion has been combating a left hip challenge that contributed to his second-round exit on the Australian Open in January.
Nadal pulled out of hard-court contests on the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open as he continued to recuperate from the issue.
Speaking two weeks in the past, Monte Carlo Masters director David Massey mentioned Nadal was the primary participant to register for this yr’s Masters 1000 occasion, which begins on April 8.
The match’s official Twitter account extra lately advised Nadal will “definitely” participate.
However, Nadal – who has slipped out of the world’s prime 10 males’s tennis rankings for the primary time in virtually 18 years – denied that’s the case.
“I don’t know who gets this information,” he’s quoted as saying by Spanish publication Marca.
“Obviously if it were true, I would confirm it, but unfortunately I can’t. I’m following my course and I don’t know when I’ll play again, that’s the truth.
“I’m in a section of accelerating work. If I knew after I was going to return, I might say so, however I do not know.
“I can’t confirm that I will play in Monte Carlo. Things are seen day by day. I prefer to say things when I really know them.”
The Monte Carlo Masters kicks off the clay-court season forward of occasions in Madrid and Rome, with the French Open – Nadal’s favorite occasion – now simply two months away.
Nadal has gained the Monte Carlo Masters a file 11 occasions, although his most up-to-date triumph got here in 2018 with victory over Kei Nishikori within the last.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
