¡Hola a todos! Siento mucho anunciar que no voy a poder estar en Roma. Todos sabéis cuánto me duele perderme otro de los torneos que han marcado mi carrera profesional y personal por todo el cariño y apoyo de los tifosi italianos.
Rafael Nadal will not play at Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome which is due to take place between 10-21 May, 2023 meaning there will be no warm-up tournament ahead of Roland Garros for the Spaniard.
Nadal suffered a hip injury during his second round Australian Open defeat to Mackenzie McDonald and after skipping the Sunshine Double also missed the start of the clay court season.
This included the Madrid Open and Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell with Nadal admitting the initial treatment wasn't working and despite admitting an 'improvement' in recent days, it wasn't enough to get himself ready for the Rome Masters.
"I am very sorry to announce that I will not be able to be in Rome. You all know how much it hurts me to miss another of the tournaments that have marked my professional and personal career because of all the love and support of the Italian tifosi," he wrote as translated from Spanish.
"Although I have noticed an improvement in the last few days, it has been many months without being able to train at a high level and the process of readaptation has its times and I have no choice but to accept them and keep working. A big hug to all of you."
¡Hola a todos! Siento mucho anunciar que no voy a poder estar en Roma. Todos sabéis cuánto me duele perderme otro de los torneos que han marcado mi carrera profesional y personal por todo el cariño y apoyo de los tifosi italianos.