There is little more than a month left for the start of Roland Garros, the great event of the season on clay, and in the world of tennis a key question continues to be raised: will Rafa Nadal play in Paris? Although the Spanish tennis player is expected to be in the Parisian Grand Slam despite not being able to compete in the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 and in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.
On the return of Rafa Nadal, Toni Nadal, uncle and former coach of the Spanish tennis player, who went through the microphones of Bartoli Time, the podcast that the French tennis player Marion Bartoli has on the RMC station, has spoken. ‘Uncle Toni’ assures that Nadal will not return until he feels capable of returning one hundred percent.
“I spoke to Rafael on Saturday, and he will only come back if he is in good condition, one hundred percent. He knows that otherwise it won’t be good for him. He played the Australian Open without being in top form of it. I think he wants to feel good. He wants to go to Roland Garros with confidence and in good physical condition. For now, we have to wait, but he has the mentality to try to win again.”
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Despite his absences in these first tournaments of the clay court tour, Toni Nadal is very confident in the chances of his nephew winning the title again at Roland Garros.
“I have said many times about Rafael that, although he does not arrive in the best conditions, when Philippe Chatrier enters the court, everything changes. He needs a few not too difficult games to get into the rhythm. I know that Zverev, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Rune and Rublev are very strong. But with his mentality, I also know that Rafael can win, and I want to think that it will be the same this year.
