Extraordinary press conference to be held on Thursday afternoon Rafael Nadal, at his academy in Monaco, as confirmed by his team. The interview, scheduled for 5:00 pm Greek time, was decided after international media reported that the 36-year-old tennis legend would also not compete at Roland Garros.

The 14-time top Grand Slam champion will give the answer, with estimates coming from the country of the Iberian Peninsula not so optimistic.

“Rafael Nadal has yet to recover from his hip injury and is expected to miss the main event of his career for the first time since 2004,” Revelo reports. “As far as we can confirm, the 22-time Grand Slam winner is still struggling with a hip injury and is expected to miss out on Paris to defend his title.”

Nadal hasn’t been on the court since January last year after suffering a hip problem in the second round of the Australian Open. Initially, he was supposed to be out of action for 6-8 weeks, but the situation turned out to be much more complicated, and the Spaniard was out of the game for a longer period.

He has not yet announced when he will return. He did not take part in any of the clay tournaments held (Monte Carlo, Barcelona, ​​​​Madrid and the current one in Rome), and Roland Garros is scheduled to be held from May 28 to June 11.

Source: RES-IPE