Rafael Nadal of Spain has been in the news lately due to his fitness issues. With the clay season already underway, he is yet to feature in a tournament ahead of its title defence at the 2023 French Open. He suffered an injury at the Australian Open in January and has since undergone surgery.
Nadal has been on a slow road to recovery that has derailed his clay season. Having missed out on the Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open and the soon-to-star Madrid Masters, he will be racing against time to be fit for Rome Masters, the final major clay event before his title defence at Roland Garros.
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