The sensational news was made official by the Spaniard himself on his Twitter account, a few hours before the start of the tournament draw. Rafael Nadal will not participate in the Montreal Masters 1000 and has questioned his participation in the Cincinnati competition and in the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the 2022 season.
The Spanish’s incredible announcement has surprised all the fans, those within the organization, but also the athlete himself, who until a few days ago had not felt any physical pain. “During the rest days and since my subsequent return to training, but in these weeks everything has gone well.
Four days ago I also started training my serve and on Thursday, after training, I had a little discomfort that was still present on Friday in the morning. So we decided not to go to Montreal and continue training without trying.
I sincerely thank the director of the tournament, Eugène, and his entire team for the understanding and support they have always shown me, and in this situation it was no exception”, declared the Iberian on Twitter, immediately receiving messages of support, likes and several comments.
Without a doubt, the physical problems that he has had since the beginning of the year and which, however, did not prevent him from winning the Australian Open, are affecting the wonderful 2022 season. At Wimbledon the same situation occurred and the former world number one was forced to leave before the semi-final against Australian Nick Kyrgios.
It seemed that all the discomfort had subsided, but it was not like that: “I hope to play again in Montreal, a tournament that I love and that I have won five times in front of an audience that has always welcomed me with great affection.”
M. Zverev talks about Nadal
During a very nice interview with Tennis Magazin centered on the serve and volley, a technique of which Mischa Zverev was a worthy representative when he was still on the courts, Alexander’s brother took the opportunity to talk about Rafael Nadal who never hesitate to use this weapon at crucial points.
“The players, especially Medvedev, are preparing for long rallies. This is the tactic of building the point from behind. Rafa constantly analyzes the game and he knows when it is smart to create surprise moments. He often does something new or unexpected when trailing, such as when there is a break point against him.
After a very long game, advantage – deuce – advantage – deuce, he suddenly throws a serve and volley. He does it when you least expect it, in a stressful situation. If Rafa played serve and volley all the time, it wouldn’t work.”
