Rafa Nadal practicing with high intensity. Gives me hope for Roland Garros. 🥹🧡
Carlos Alcaraz left 'worried' about Olympic Games dream with Rafael Nadal fading away: "Don't know anything about his condition"
ATPSaturday, 06 April 2024 at 11:00
As Rafael Nadal withdraws again from another tournament, Carlos Alcaraz has been left worried about a future dream not happening with the duo initially seen as likely teaming together in doubles at the Olympic Games.
With the Olympic Games in sight in the coming months and being on clay, the final stand of Nadal has been mooted for Roland Garros and the tournament pre US Open. But with current injury doubts for which Alcaraz doesn't know anything about himself, him getting onto the clay will be an achievement at the moment.
With both players not being part of the Davis Cup team, they will also need special dispensations in order to even play meaning effort and also surety in particular on the side of Nadal is needed. Since returning at Brisbane at the turn of the year, he has withdrawn from all other tournaments with a back injury currently hindering his serve.
"At the moment, I don't know anything about his condition, or how he [Rafael Nadal] is doing. Obviously, as a Spaniard and a tennis player, I'm worried about that," he said, as quoted by Tennis Majors.
"Let's see how he and I get there, in the end there are still four months left. Anything can happen, but I hope it can happen."
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- FYI: The term 'snub' is a much overused verb by writers of sensationalist rags. [SNUB: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully]. That is not the definition of what is going on with frequent withdrawals from tournaments.
mandoist16-09-2024 - No offence, Mr. Lloyd, but where have you been the past two years?? How long have you been a tennis fan? This 'article' may be informative for newbies or fair-weather tennis observers but the majority of fans know the root of the multiple issues within WTA. The #1 issue being the subject of health & well-being which has been (or has attempted to be) addressed with the WTA Elitist council members last season. WTA was extremely dismissive of players' concerns and opposed to such a meeting. Eventually giving-in due to publicity and allowed selective players only -- no rep's, no medical personnel, and no team members. The meeting was a farce as WTA soon after that released an even more hectic schedule... with mandatory tourneys! Guess they weren't taking notes?? BTW: There is a lot missing from this piece concerning "withdrawals". No writer has yet taken the jump to get behind the scenes and dig at the problems -- obvious organizational problems. IMO, the top two issues are WTA's lack of proper attention to health & well-being of its Money-Makers; and Financial Greed. Tip to Mr. Lloyd: there is no "snubbing" when these players withdraw. These women have to take such measures as withdrawing from a tourney, and occasional time-off from the circuit, to protect themselves -- because WTA refuses to take any measures at all (although not allowing matches until sunrise is a start). Surely you can do better than point fingers at players. The finger-pointing should be directed entirely at WTA (and ATP). Be a true journalist, Mr. Lloyd, and research them!!mandoist16-09-2024
- Uh-oh.... Now Raducanu is being forced to compete! Let's see who withdraws next... I wonder??mandoist15-09-2024
- And this is such a shock to WTA?? How many times are they (WTA & ATP) going to keep stepping in their own s*** ???mandoist15-09-2024
- They can go down together!mandoist15-09-2024
