IMAGE: Rafael Nadal performs it secure earlier than French Open. Photograph: Sergio Perez/Reuters
Rafael Nadal has turned down a wildcard supply for subsequent week’s Challenger match in Bordeaux because the Spaniard’s participation within the French Open hangs within the stability, the claycourt occasion director stated on Sunday.
Nadal has been scuffling with a hip damage he suffered on the Australian Open in January, and fears the Spaniard might miss the Paris Grand Slam grew after he pulled out of this week’s Italian Open.
“I supplied him (Nadal’s agent Carlos Costa) one of many wildcards. He very kindly advised me that Nadal was persevering with his preparation at house in Manacor, that he was not prepared and was in a race towards time to be prepared for the French Open,” Jean-Baptiste Perlant advised French sports activities day by day L’Equipe.
Nadal skipped final week’s Madrid Open and missed tournaments at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Barcelona.
The French Open, which Nadal has gained a document 14 occasions together with final 12 months, begins on May 28.