Rafael Nadal will not play at Barcelona next week as it was anticipated following his foot injury, reports tennis journalist Jose Morgado. The 21-times Grand Slam champion is working on coming back to Madrid and his return match is expected to be played on May 4th.<\/p>\n
Nadal has been struggling because of his foot injury. The Clay master missed majors last year and was sidelined for four months before he made a fire comeback in Melbourne. He debuted the 2022 tennis season with an ATP Summerset trilogy followed by his historical Australian Open triumph defeating World No. 2 Russian Daniil Medvedev in a long-fought match. The No. 4 ATP star then clinched a trophy at Mexican Open before he lost against Taylor Fritz in the final of the BNP Paribas Open.<\/p>\n
Following a discomfort in a semifinal against Reilly Opelka at the Indian Wells, the 35-year-old decided to go through tests that suggested he rule himself out for a few more weeks before he can expect to defend his 22nd Grand Slam title at the Roland Garros tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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