Rafael Nadal is ready to compete again after suffering a hand injury in the last month and getting married to his longtime girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello. The Mallorcan said: “I have been recovering from my hand and I had a great day for me, my wife and the guests, the people that shared this special day with all of us.
It was a great party and now it’s the moment to be back on Tour. Happy to be back in Paris. As everybody knows, it’s the most important place in my career even if I never won here. I am looking forward to trying to be ready for the beginning.
I have been practicing quite well, after the Laver Cup I had to take days off because my hand was not okay but after that, I practiced more or less okay and I hope to be ready for the action.” Asked if the wedding changes his relationship with Maria Francisca, Nadal replied: “I have been with my girlfriend for the last 15 years so nothing changes in my normal life.
It was the moment to do it and we made it happen. That’s all. Life continues. Here we are again and happy to be back on the Tour too.” Meanwhile, Roger Federer spoke about his triumph in Basel final against Alex De Minaur.
The Swiss said: “At 4-0 in the second set he got back in the game, I got broken, it was a tough one. After that it was very important for me to hold serves easier and from there I kept on rolling.”
Rafael Nadal: We Continue at Home..You have to stay active
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal has posted a message on his Twitter account, saying that he is continuing to remain active while being in quarantine and urges others to do the same as well. The Spaniard posted a message of him working out while being at home with the message, “We continue at home [Winking face] You have to stay active [💪🏻] #yomequedoencasa #iostoacasa #jerestechezmoi #istayhome Nadal has been updating his fans with messages on how he has been spending time during the quarantine.
Last week, he posted an update of himself exercising with rubber bands and earlier he had shown himself cooking for his wife as well.
The Spaniard has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles in his career and is ranked No.
2 in the world currently, behind Novak Djokovic. He needs only one more Grand Slam to equal Roger Federer for the most number of Grand Slam singles titles won by any male tennis player in history. He is also working with other Spanish athletes to raise funds for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Saturday, he appeared in the La Liga festival where several musicians and athletes appeared on the online music festival where they were also able to raise funds. Spain is one of the countries most badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially Madrid where the lockdown measures continue to be in place. Europe is one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic.
