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Rafael Nadal skips Montreal and goes back to the practice court
Rafael Nadal, a 22-time Major winner, won’t play in Montreal this week. Given that he is still dealing with an abdominal injury sustained at Wimbledon, the Spaniard will not attempt to win a sixth championship at one of his favorite tournaments.
Prior to his Wimbledon semifinal matchup against Nick Kyrgios, Nadal withdrew due to an ailment that prevented him from practicing his serve. After taking a proper break, Rafa returned to the practice court and gave it his all to play in Montreal and get significant points in the year-end competition.
1 conflict. Nevertheless, the Spaniard chose to forego the Canada Open after practicing on his serve and experiencing the ache in his abdomen once more. If he decides to forgo the Cincinnati Masters the following week, Nadal is back on the practice court at his home in Mallorca, working on his game and attempting to get ready for the US Open.
Rafael Nadal returns to his Mallorca home’s practice court.
Rafa, who is 36, has been difficult to defeat this year. The Spaniard, who is in front of Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Race, has won 35 of his 38 matches. Rafa won the first two Major championships of the season for the first time in his career to surpass Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic with 22 victories.
Due to an injury, Nadal missed the final few months of the 2021 campaign, but he came back strong at the beginning of the 2022 campaign. Rafa won the Australian Open for the first time in 13 years and remained unbeaten all the way to the Indian Wells final.
The Spaniard didn’t play well in Madrid and Rome since he missed the start of the clay season. In an effort to overcome an injury, Nadal won his 22nd Major title at Roland Garros after defeating Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinal and Casper Ruud in the championship match.
The Spaniard traveled to Wimbledon after a well-earned break and made it to his third consecutive All England Club semifinal. It followed an exhausting, five-set triumph over Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinal that took close to four and a half hours.
Due to an abdominal injury, Nadal withdrew before his matchup with Nick Kyrgios in the semi-final. Rafa had a few days off and then went back to his Mallorca home’s practice court to improve on his baseline game. On the practice court, he appeared fine, but after that injury, his serve became his biggest weakness.
Last week, Nadal began to practice it, but his body did not respond properly. He made the decision to miss Canada and stay at home till he is completely well.
