Will Rafael Nadal be 100% at Roland-Garros?
No one knows, not even Rafa himself.
A handful of days before the start of the tournament, the Spaniard is hanging on an increasingly capricious foot as the years go by.
The advantage of this recurring injury being, as the record holder of the number of Grand Slam victories himself says with a smile, that in fact "there is nothing to recover".
Pain is a fact, it is there.
It remains to be seen whether it will prevent him from fully defending his chances.
"It's true that I suffered for two days, but I'm better and that's why I'm here," said Nadal.
In Rome, I explained in a very open way what was happening to me and I stressed that it could get better quite quickly.
I hope that is the case.
The pain is still there and it's not going away now.
The question is whether its intensity will allow me to play with real chances or not.
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"In Australia, the foot was better"
There is a lot of randomness and uncertainty in the speech of the Iberian.
This is also the reason why he is less optimistic than before the Australian Open, which he ended up winning after a long absence.
“In Australia, I arrived with very little preparation but the foot was better than today.
It was a huge advantage because it allowed me to play more reassured.
There, the other positive aspect is that I had been able to train several weeks before.
So we'll see.
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And to conclude, fatalistic: “I don't know how many Roland-Garros I have left to play, I know that I don't have many chances left, so I'm going to do my best.
Don't mess around, Rafa.
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