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Rafael Nadal is not injured and other reasons could be behind his withdrawal from the Monte Carlo Masters this week, according to a report in Spain. The 22-time Grand Slam champion claimed his ‘body would not let him’ play the clay court event, which he won eight times in a row between 2005 and 2012.
Nadal conceded last May that this would ‘probably’ be the final season of his career. The 37-year-old has only played six competitive singles matches since 2022, and he has not competed at all since losing at the Brisbane International in early January.
He was expected to return to action at the Monte Carlo Masters, which gets underway on Sunday. But an emotional statement suggested that the hip issue he suffered in Australia is still playing up.
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These are very difficult moments for me, sporting wise,” Nadal wrote. “Unfortunately I have to tell you that I am not going to be playing in Monte Carlo. My body simply won’t allow me. The only thing I can do is to accept the situation and try to look at the immediate future keeping the excitement and will to play in order to give me a chance for things to get better.”
These are very difficult moments for me, sporting wise,” Nadal wrote. “Unfortunately I have to tell you that I am not going to be playing in Monte Carlo. My body simply won’t allow me. The only thing I can do is to accept the situation and try to look at the immediate future keeping the excitement and will to play in order to give me a chance for things to get better.”
