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It appears it is all systems go for Rafael Nadal to at long last make his return to action with the tennis great set to compete at next week’s Barcelona Open.
The former world No 1 has not played competitive tennis since the Brisbane International in January as he was forced to withdraw from the Australian Open due to a muscle injury.
He made several attempted comebacks, but was skipped the Qatar Open, Indian Wells Open and this week’s Monte Carlo Masters.
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In a recent interview with Movistar following his withdrawal from the Monte Carlo event, he admitted: “My body won’t let me. It’s getting difficult for me. It’s been a difficult year and a half, I’m trying every day. I have things to solve, and the reality is that at the moment I’m not being able to put myself in a position to compete. It’s hard.”
But the 37-year-old has continued to hit the practice courts despite his problems and, according to Spain’s Cadena SER, he is set to travel to Barcelona on Wednesday with “roadmap” marked out for the clay-court season.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner is a 12-time champion of the Barcelona Open, but he missed the last two editions due to injury. He is on the entry list for the 2024 tournament despite sitting at No 646 in the ATP Rankings as he used his protected ranking of No 9 to gain entry.
