Tennis: Nadal denies he will miss Indian Wells
Nadal only recently returned to competition after a seven-month layoff.
MADRID:
Rafael Nadal has denied Spanish media reports that he will not take part in the Masters Series events in Indian Wells and Miami next month, as he returns from a serious knee injury.
Nadal only recently returned to competition after a seven-month layoff but has so far decided to play in clay court tournaments in Chile, Brazil and this week at the Mexican Open in Acapulco.
“My intention is to go to Indian Wells, my priority is to play there, but if I don’t feel comfortable, then I will have to take a decision,” he said after a 6-2, 6-2 win over Sebastian Schwartzman in his opening match in Acapulco.
“These media companies cannot know more than me. My objective is to recuperate the knee until it gets back to 100 percent. If this happens then the objectives are the same as they have always been.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 28th, 2013.
Rafael Nadal has denied Spanish media reports that he will not take part in the Masters Series events in Indian Wells and Miami next month, as he returns from a serious knee injury.
Nadal only recently returned to competition after a seven-month layoff but has so far decided to play in clay court tournaments in Chile, Brazil and this week at the Mexican Open in Acapulco.
“My intention is to go to Indian Wells, my priority is to play there, but if I don’t feel comfortable, then I will have to take a decision,” he said after a 6-2, 6-2 win over Sebastian Schwartzman in his opening match in Acapulco.
“These media companies cannot know more than me. My objective is to recuperate the knee until it gets back to 100 percent. If this happens then the objectives are the same as they have always been.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 28th, 2013.