Nadal returns to training after Olympics injury scare

By AFP
July 27, 2024
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz (left) hugs his felloy countryman and tennis veteran Rafael Nadal (on July 24, 2024. — Reuters

PARIS: Rafael Nadal returned to training at Roland Garros on Friday after an injury scare had put his participation at the Paris Olympics in doubt.

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The 14-time French Open champion practised with Carlos Alcaraz, with whom he is scheduled to compete alongside for Spain in the men´s doubles first round on Saturday. The 38-year-old wore a bandage on his right leg after suffering a thigh injury on Wednesday and skipping training the following day. His coach Carlos Moya had said Nadal was fighting to be fit in time. “Don´t force it at the moment and give him time to see if he recovers well,” Moya had told Spanish radio on Thursday.

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