Rafael Nadal Looks Back on His Injury-Riddled Ahead of Indian Wells Campaign

Talking about his injury, Nadal explained the struggles he had to go through and revealed how difficult was it to make a comeback this season.

“After Roland Garros, I couldn’t walk for two weeks. Then I was not ready to go to Washington or Toronto but I wanted to try. But the two months of training before that were terrible. I tried to stay as positive as possible and that is it. We didn’t practice running or movement work.”

His participation in this year’s inaugural Grand slam was questionable in the beginning but the final result proved that Nadal is here to stay and is not willing to bow down any time soon.

Rafael Nadal Looks Back on His Injury-Riddled Ahead of Indian Wells Campaign

Ahead of his opening round match-up against Sebastian Korda in Indian Wells, the Spaniard detailed the importance of winning the ‘happy slam’.

“Winning [at the Australian Open] was so important. But being competitive and enjoying the competition was what was so emotional for me, being able to play in a huge stadium with fans again.”

If Nadal wins Indian Wells, it will be his 37th Masters crown and a fourth Indian Wells victory. Also, the Spaniard will extend his winning streak to 22-0.