'I am not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantees and I continue my preparation process, hoping to return soon.'Ĭanada's world number seven Felix Auger-Aliassime will also miss next week's event with a left knee issue, but has said he hopes to be back for the Madrid Open which starts on 26 April. 'I will not be able to play in one of the most important tournaments of my career, Monte Carlo. 'I'm still not ready to compete at the highest level,' Nadal said on Twitter. Im going to take him in Paris any day, Gauff said of Rafael Nadal. Nadal had expected to be out for six to eight weeks after an MRI scan following his Melbourne loss showed a tear in his left psoas muscle.īut missing the start of the European clay-court season leaves him short of match practice before the Roland Garros event he has won a record 14 times, which begins on 28 May. Coco Gauff already has her favorite to win the 2023 Roland Garros men’s titleassuming he’s in the draw, of course. I have post-traumatic arthritis in my left hand and muscular discomfort in the spine that needs rest to prepare for everything that is to come.'

'I will not be able to go to Monte Carlo to start the clay-court tour. The Rafa Nadal Academy Camp is held at the prestigious Hotchkiss School. 'After two months abroad I am happy to return home, but sad because I finished my last match in Miami with physical discomfort,' said Alcaraz, who lost to Jannik Sinner in the last four of the Miami Open, on Twitter. Rafa Nadal Academy USA - Tennis Camps in Chicago. The Spaniard, who is chasing Novak Djokovic for the number one ranking, has hand and back problems. World number two Carlos Alcaraz is also out of Monte Carlo through injury. Rafael Nadal will miss next weeks Barcelona Open as he continues building his match fitness after a hip injury suffered at the Australian Open in January, the 22-time Grand Slam champion said Friday.

The 36-year-old has not played since his straight-set second-round defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open in January.

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