Rafael Nadal has slammed what he calls an ‘unfair’ ban on Russian and Belarussian tennis players at this year’s Wimbledon tournament.
Nadal is playing his first tournament in six weeks at the Madrid Open after suffering a stress fracture of a rib at Indian Wells in March. His loss to Taylor Fritz in the final, when he was clearly physically hampered, ended his 20-match winning streak to start the season. Now the 35-year-old is playing catch-up to reach peak fitness in the time for the French Open, which he was won on 13 previous occasions.
‘Talking about the injury, I’m recovered, I feel good,’ he said. ‘Talking about my tennis game and preparations, well, it’s a completely different story.‘Anyone who has broken a rib knows how limiting it is, very painful, especially the first weeks. I wasn’t able to do anything without a lot of difficulties, even to fall asleep because of the pain.
‘I have improved compared to when I came here but I still have up and downs because it’s been a long time without being in these kind of situations and it’s going to be a difficult week, for sure.’
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