Rafael Nadal (ATP 14) will not play the clay court tournament in Monte-Carlo (April 9-16). The 36-year-old Spaniard explained on Twitter that he has not fully recovered from his left leg injury. Carlos Alcaraz (2) is also forfeited for the first Masters 1000 of the season on clay.
Rafael Nadal n’est “not yet ready to compete at the highest level, I will not be able to play in one of the most important tournaments of my career, Monte-Carlo”. The 36-year-old Spaniard has not played in competition since his defeat in the second round of the Australian Open in mid-January.
Winner in Indian Wells and Buenos Aires this season, Carlos Alcaraz is also injured. “After consulting (mardi) my doctor, Dr Lopez Martinez, in Murcia, I won’t be able to go to Monte Carlo to start the clay court seasonThe world No. 2, who turns 20 on May 5, says on his Twitter account that he suffers from post-traumatic arthritis in his left hand and muscle discomfort in his back “which require rest to prepare for all that is yet to come”.
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