Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, winner of 22 Grand Slam titles and considered the best of all time on a brick dust surfaceannounced this Friday that he will not take part in the traditional Conde de Godó tournament, in Barcelona, which will begin next Monday.
“Barcelona is a special tournament for me, because it is my adopted club and because playing at home is always a unique feeling. I am still not ready and, therefore, I am continuing my preparation process for the return to competition”, published “Rafa” on his account on the social network Twitter.
Nadal, 36 years old and relegated to 15th place in the ATP world ranking, has not competed since late January, when he lost in the second round of the Australian Open to American Mackenzie McDonald and He suffered an injury to the iliac psoas in his left leg that until now has prevented him from reappearing.
“I wish good luck to my friend David Ferrer and his entire team for this edition of Godó, which will surely be a success at all levels,” added “Rafa”, referring to the extenist who is now the Director of the tournament.
Nadal, who shares the record for Grand Slam titles with Serbian Novak Djokovic, both with 22it will take a little longer for his reappearance on the circuit and on the European tour on brick dust, and his absence at the Conde de Godó will be significant since he is the top winner of the tournament with 12 trophies.
