This is the absence at Roland Garros in 2023, large collection of misfortunes Because of the injuries Rafael Nadal received during his long career. The Balearic star has been accumulating a long list of injuries that have plagued him all over his body since his inception. Less than a month before she turns 37 (June 3), this is her list big setbacks:
May 2003: right elbow
Nadal suffered cleft right elbow Due to a drop in training a few days after making his debut at Roland Garros.
April 2004: left foot
A left foot scaphoid fracture Troubles at the Estoril tournament prevented him from playing again at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
November 2005: Muller-Weiss syndrome
After winning 11 titles, the last one on hard courts at the Masters 1,000 in Madrid, and despite suffering from tendinitis, Nadal had to give up finishing the season and missed the 2006 Australian Open.
Doctors diagnosed Nadal with the disease. osteochondritis of the scaphoidA degenerative disease called Müller-Weiss syndrome that caused a series of injuries and will martyr him throughout his career. Some templates prevented him from retiring from tennis. “2005 injury Worst moment of Rafa’s career“, would appear years later Tony Nadalhis uncle and his coach.
August 2009: knees
After winning his first Wimbledon in 2008, beating him in a memorable final Roger Federer (6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7), Nadal was unable to defend his title the following year due to persistent tendinitis in both knees. He was eliminated by the Swede in the last 16 at Roland Garros that same year. Robin Soderling.
September 2009: abdomen
Nadal suffered abdominal tear He was eliminated by Argentina in the semi-finals of the US Open. Juan Martin Del Potro (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).
July 2012: left knee
A left knee tendinitis forces him to give up the London Olympics and later the United States Open.
January 2014: back
A back injury led him to play the Australian Open final, where he lost to Swiss Stan. wawrinka (6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3).
July 2014: right wrist
A crack he suffered in his right wrist at the end of July forced him to give up the 1,000 Masters in Toronto, Cincinnati and the United States Open.
May 2016: left wrist
Nadal withdrew from playing against Marcel Granollers in the third round of Roland Garros due to a tendon injury in his left wrist.
February 2021: back
Some back problems prevented him from qualifying for the ATP Cup, after which Nadal was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Stefanos Tsitsipas (3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-5).
August 2021: left foot
The Spanish player, who also injured his left foot, ended the season early due to a chronic injury due to Müller-Weiss syndrome. Nadal had surgery in September of that year..
March 2022: ribs
Nadal suffered broken rib In their semi-final match at Indian Wells carlos alcaraz (6-3, 7-6 (5)). Injured, lost in the final taylor fritz and stop playing Barcelona and Monte Carlo.
May 2022: left foot
Nadal, who was eliminated in the second round in Rome, was bothered by the pain in his left foot. Leaving Roland Garros on the agenda. He eventually chose to play stealthily throughout the tournament and won the championship. Later, a pulsed radiofrequency therapy this fixed his injury and allowed him to continue playing.
July 2022: abs
old number 1 left Wimbledon without playing the semi-finals against Nick Kirgios Due to an abdominal tear in the quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz. “It doesn’t make sense to play if I want to continue my career”He assured her that he was not disappointed.
January 2023: hip
you have been diagnosed injury to the iliopsoas muscle of the left hip He suffered in a second-round match at the Australian Open, losing to the United States. mckenzie mcdonald (6-4, 6-4, 7-5). “I am mentally depressed, exhausted, and frustrated that for most of my career I have been recovering from injuries,” she says ruefully. Since then, he has not competed again.