Nadal celebrates grandmother's 92nd birthday in image posted by sister

Rafael Nadal celebrated his grandmother's 92nd birthday with his family.

The sister of the 22-time Grand Slam champion shared a photo of the family celebrating their grandmother's birthday. Maria Isabel Nadal used Instagram on Tuesday to upload a photo of her family enjoying the celebration, with the former world No. 1 sitting next to his grandmother. Nadal's sister has a degree in sports management and is one of the closest people to the 14-time French Open champion, as well as working at the Rafa Nadal Academy.

On the other hand, the Spanish player is still not 100% recovered from the abdominal injury he suffered at the 2023 Australian Open, and the date of his return remains unknown. Although he hoped to compete in Monte-Carlo, Nadal withdrew from the tournament, sparking uncertainty, as he later pulled out of Barcelona and the Madrid Open for the same reason.

Nadal's coach, Carlos Moya, admitted that the main goal is to be ready for the French Open, but there is no certainty about his return to the competition:

"Right now it is impossible to define the calendar, but if tomorrow when we see each other everything is correct the objective is to go to Rome and if it is not possible we will try to be at Roland Garros," Moyá said.