Casper Ruud says he won’t be surprised if Rafael Nadal delivers “a ridiculous level” of tennis at Roland Garros this year. Nadal, 36, has had a difficult start to the season as he is once again struggling with injuries. Nadal, who was hampered by a hip injury at the Australian Open, hasn’t played since, as he recently pulled out of Indian Wells and Miami.
As the clay season approaches, there is no guarantee that Nadal will be able to play from the start. But Nadal was also in a difficult situation last year, but still managed to win a record 14th French Open title.
Ruud: Nadal could produce a ridiculous level at Roland Garros
“I don’t know, I still feel like if Dominic or I shouldn’t be rooting, I think we can both say we wouldn’t be surprised if Rafa presented a ridiculous level again.
It would not surprise me because we will probably use these weeks and months because he is preparing for, you know, Roland-Garros. You know, it doesn’t matter if he loses in Monte Carlo or if he loses in Rome or Madrid.
Probably the only thing on his mind these days is just to be fit, to be healthy and to be ready for Roland-Garros,” Ruud said on Eurosport’s Ruud Talk. -Weiss syndrome.
But Nadal didn’t want to skip the French Open and he called for his foot to be numbed under anesthesia for two straight weeks. In the end, Nadal didn’t regret playing under anesthesia and painkillers because he was able to win the title.
Now Nadal is again experiencing injury problems ahead of the clay-court and Roland-Garros season. But Nadal has proven time and time again that he can never be underestimated on clay and at Roland-Garros.