Nadal resigned in Monte Carlo: “I’m not ready”

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal he confirmed this Tuesday that will not play the ATP 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo: “I’m not ready to compete at the highest level yet,” said the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles.

“I will not be able to play in one of the most important tournaments in my career, Monte Carlo. “Unfortunately, I am not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantee and continue with my recovery and preparations, hoping to return to competition soon,” the Spaniard added in a message on social media.

Hello everyone, I’m not ready to compete at the highest level yet. I will not be able to play in one of the most important tournaments of my career, Monte Carlo. I am not yet in a position to play with the maximum guarantee and I am continuing with the preparation process, hoping to return soon

— Rafael Nadal (@RafaelNadal) April 4, 2023

Nadal, who has fallen back to No. 14 in the world, is burdened injuries you have suffered in recent monthsalready progressed last week at the award ceremony of the foundation that bears his name in Palma that he did not know when he would return to the tracks.

In this context, he denied the news about his participation in the tournament in Monte Carlo. “I don’t know where that information came from, but obviously, if it was correct, I would confirm it, but unfortunately I can’t,” he said.

“We have to go one day at a time and I will not advance something that I will not be able to fulfill later; I will say things when I really know them,” remarked the Balearic athlete.

Waiting for the recovery of his level of play, Nadal, who suffered an iliopsoas injury on January 18 in a match against American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the tournament in Melbourne, continues training on his courts. manacor academy.

Alcaraz

Minutes after Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from the tournament, Carlos Alcaraz announced that he will not attend this Masters 1000 on clay because of arthritis in his left hand.

“After two months of competition, I’m happy to go home, but sad because I finished my semi-final match in Miami with discomfort. “After today’s visit to the doctor in Murcia and the assessment, I will not be able to go to Monte Carlo for the start of the gravel tour,” said Alcaraz, second in the ATP rankings.

After two months of competition, I’m glad to be back home, but I’m sad that I finished the semi-final match in Miami with pain. After today’s visit to the doctor @drlopezmartinez in Murcia and be assessed, I won’t be able to go to Monte Carlo for the start of the gravel tour. pic.twitter.com/zrVekoh38i

– Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) April 4, 2023

“I have post-traumatic arthritis in my left hand and muscle discomfort in my spine that needs rest to face whatever is coming,” added the Murcia player, who just won in Indian Wells and lost in the semi-finals in Miami. where he gave up the number one spot in the world to Novak Đoković.

The next tournament where Alcaraz is scheduled to attend is the one in Barcelona, ​​which he won in 2022. It starts on April 17.