5/20/2023 0 Comments Rafa nadalsROME - Stan Wawrinka wasted little time securing a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ilya Ivashka in the first round of the Italian Open after the start was delayed for 90 minutes due to rain.Īt age 38, Wawrinka is the oldest man in the tournament but he dominated Ivashka by hitting more than twice as many winners as his opponent, including one on his first match point to close it out in little more than an hour. Given Nadal’s age and trouble with injuries, it could be his last best shot at breaking his tie of Grand Slam titles with Novak Djokovic. The 36-year-old Nadal won his record-extending 14th French Open title last year. The issue has kept him from playing at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid. Rafael Nadal is undergoing a slow recovery from a left hip flexor injury at the Australian Open. “He’s going to play in Paris, although how he trains in the coming weeks and what he can do in Rome will be important to measure his aspirations there,” Toni Nadal said. Toni Nadal, who coached Rafael until the end of the 2017 season, said he expects him to try to come back at Rome in early May. Toni Nadal told Spain’s Radio Marca his nephew will soon be ready to return from a hip injury that has sidelined him since January. MADRID – The uncle and former coach of Rafael Nadal says the 22-time Grand Slam winner plans to be back fit in time to play the French Open next month.
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