LONDON:
Rafa Nadal has signed up to compete on the Monte Carlo Masters subsequent month, organisers of the claycourt event mentioned, because the Spaniard prepares to go back to the Tour after recuperating from a hip flexor damage.
The 22-times Grand Slam champion has no longer performed since his Australian Open identify defence ended in a second-round defeat via Mackenzie McDonald, all through which he sustained his damage.
Nadal withdrew from hardcourt occasions in Indian Wells and Miami this month however is about to go back to the ATP Tour on his favorite floor having stepped up coaching in the remaining week.
“Rafa was the first player to sign up,” Monte Carlo event director David Massey mentioned in a remark.
“He wants to play in Monaco and is giving himself every chance to be able to participate in this tournament he loves so much, and which he has won 11 times in singles, including a record eight consecutive titles between 2005 and 2012.”
Nadal, 36, has in the past used the April 9-16 Monte Carlo Masters as a key event to get ready for the French Open, which he has received 14 instances.
