Rafael Nadal said on Saturday that he was recovering at home after receiving treatment in Barcelona for the foot problem that forced him to cut short his 2021 campaign. He posted on Instagram:
“Hello everyone, I have not communicated with you through the networks for some time. Tell you that I was in Barcelona with my team and the medical team, to receive a treatment on my foot that will give me a few days of rest and a few weeks off the court. Back home and in the process of recovery. Thank you all for your support!”
i am not enjoying tennis at the moment can someone give me a update about nadal injury
He’s started practicing. Several videos posted on social media today. To see and hear Rafa playing is wonderful!
Hallelujah!!! I was thrilled to see those practice vids posted! Just to see that Rafa has not forgotten how to hit his lovely forehand…
Such a shame Rafa isn’t playing Indian Wells… he really enjoys it because Larry Elder lets him stay at his mansion and they play golf. Also it’s one that I live near & have been able to see Rafa. can’t believe the low attendance it’s really sad to see the players playing with all those seats empty. Andy Murray had a decent crowd but the rest of the matches are almost empty. Love Andy’s British humor…he had tied his wedding band on the shoe laces of his stinky tennis shoes & they went missing…He was afraid to tell his wife about the ring but they turned up & all is good! Hope & pray 🙏🏼 that Rafa is on the mend…tennis is not the same without him!
Yes, I’ve lost most of my interest in tennis now that Rafa’s out. I still check results but I don’t remember the last time I actually watched a current match.
It’s early days still for IW. Big names are the big draws at any tournament. Remember the way Rafa’s presence at Citi Open this year sold the place out for the duration? Let’s see how well the current top guys do. But it’s sad to see all of the Big Three mia, most especially Rafa, of course. There was a short instagram post of Rafa putting his tennis gear into his car trunk posted today. Not sure what it means. Maybe a closed practice?
Djoker seems to have lost all interest in the ATP tour. Roger was on crutches at the Laver Cup and Rafa’s out for the rest of the year. 🙁
Yes Ramara it was always fun to check out Rafa’s competition. Sort of scouting ahead for him.
May those days return soon!
Sorry Larry Ellison not Larry Elder!
I copied and pasted the following tweet and I don’t know how accurate it is. Looks good to me.
Andrew Prochnow
@AndrewProchnow
Number of times each #GOAT candidate lost a #Slam final in straight sets:
#Nadal: 1
#Federer: 1
#Djokovic: 4
4:45 AM · Oct 5, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
Congratulations to Casper Ruud! 🏆🎉 👏 With the San Diego Open title, he becomes the first player winning five tour-level titles this year, impressive!👍
ATP RECEIVES INDEPENDENT SAFEGUARDING REPORT; ZVEREV INVESTIGATION ANNOUNCED
LONDON – An Independent Safeguarding Report, commissioned by the ATP earlier in the season, has been completed. It represents a key element of the ATP’s overall safeguarding review to ensure all adults and minors involved in professional tennis are safe and protected from abuse.
Compiled by a team of experts led by Chris Smart, former Detective Chief Inspector in the Metropolitan Police (UK), the report outlines a number of wide-ranging recommendations to ensure safeguarding is embedded across all aspects of ATP organisational activity. Topics covered include prevention, reporting and investigation of abuse, disciplinary measures, policy statements, event safety, training, information sharing, collaboration with other bodies of tennis and the appointment of dedicated safeguarding leads.
ATP will now evaluate the recommendations to identify immediate next steps and develop a longer-term safeguarding strategy relating to all matters of abuse, including domestic violence.
Massimo Calvelli, ATP CEO, said: “As an organisation we recognise the need to be doing more to ensure everyone involved in professional tennis feels safe and protected. The recommendations of the Safeguarding Report will help us approach this in a robust way. We are committed to making meaningful steps forward and know this won’t be an overnight process.”
SOURCE: ATP TOUR 10/4/2021
Alexander Zverev is UNDER INVESTIGATION
“…an internal investigation into allegations concerning Alexander Zverev at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai in 2019 is currently underway. The ATP fully condemns any form of violence or abuse and will investigate such allegations related to conduct at an ATP member tournament.”
Source: ATP TOUR
It’s about time! We’ll see what, if any, conclusions and actions come of this. Or will it be a whitewash?
I’m surprised the USOPEN wasn’t mentioned. Was it because the incident happened at a hotel and not the USOPEN grounds? Were the allegations unfounded? Or was it because no formal complaint was made? Lack of coöperation from the complaining party? Waiting to know.
Margo, the accolades just keep coming for Rafa – a well deserved award.
On Tuesday, Rafa reached the amazing milestone of a record 6000 consecutive days in the top 10. That feat speaks for itself, so well done champ. Stay there as long as possible.
Lorna, agree with you wholeheartedly. I will further venture that when he retires we will still be reading about him in the press; politics?, manager of a sports team/conglomerate? It’s anybody’s guess but he’ll be gone but not really gone.
Congratulations Rafa…
Yesterday Rafa was the recipient of, yet, another honor. Of the four different categories of the medal of police merit he received the white badge, Mérito Policial con Distintivo Blanco. The four categories are gold; bronze, red; white.
This was the first year that the result was lopsided. The previous three came right down to the wire. I believe the change they need is to drop the Europe vs the world categories. Let the Captains draft the players they want for each side. While McEnroe doesn’t want to leave without a win it would be great to see Roddick or Agassi lead one of the teams. I would love to watch the women in their own Laver Cup style event but I like the camaraderie among the men as it is. No need to change that dynamic.
Mark, your idea of a shake up, in order to address the imbalance, is really good. I’m sure it would work with careful thought about the selection process. Also, drop Borg as captain – one of the tennis greats, but too passive as leader.
Interestingly, after Team World won the doubles on the first day, Zverev’s comment (picked up on the mic) to McEnroe was very conceited and annoying. Whilst shaking hands he told McEnroe that his team won’t win another match. Personal comments about Zverev by Opelka and McEnroe then followed….
Even though the tournament is meant to be fun, all sportspeople are competitive and it’s definitely no fun if you’re on the losing side all the time. Kyrgios, who loves team sport, has announced that it will be his last Laver Cup tournament. In fact, the team as a whole looked deflated and disinterested in the final stages. Something’s got to change!
I’ll stop bleating on about the LC now 😀
Lorna, You’re not bleating. You are a good tennis fan. Agree with you about Borg. Roger could take his spot next year. In some future year we can hope to see Rafa as Co-Captain. That would bring back the excitement!
I hope Roger takes up Rafa’s request to play doubles with him at the Laver Cup next year, all being well on the fitness front. After the one sided result this year (almost a whitewash) the tournament certainly needs an extra something.
There is the suggestion that the event should include the women and with big names on the WTA side, that might make it more interesting and less predictable in its outcome. I’m all for that.
There are pictures of Rafa at the Monaco Yacht Club with the Jet Club group. If you press the hashtag JetClub up pops the jet. I wonder if he took a jet trip. WOWWEEE
Hi Margo,
I would like to check out those pictures. Would you please tell me how?
Thanks.🙏
Instagram
Not sure how I accessed it but it’s there…
Been super busy so apologies for the late response Mimi
Mimi, #jetclubgroup on Instagram
Don’t know if the pics of Rafa are still up…I imagine they would be.
I only go to Instagram for Rafa so I am not sure how Instagram works.
Also, if you #rafaelnadal some great pics of Rafa and the embrace of the century….Rafa and Roger….
That Roger is squeezing my Rafa just a tad too hard….hmpff! LOL
Margo,
No worries and thank you re your posts above at 5:19, 5:28, and 5:33 PM.😘
Rafa was busy in Monaco yesterday playing ping pong on Great White with Nico Rosberg, 2016 Formula 1 World champion. You can the video with audio on Instagram @nicorosberg and on Twitter.
Guess who won???
I’ve been watching bits of the Laver Cup and really miss the presence of Rafa and Roger. Sadly, it’s one sided and predictable as Team Europe have the stronger side, by virtue of the individual seedings. John Mcenroe must be truly gutted as his team look like losing yet again. Perhaps a handicap system should be introduced to level things out.
Someone on Instagram suggested that maybe Roger and Andy Roddick should be the respective captains. Not a bad idea!
How about granting a maximum of three serves per point only to Team World next year if the huge ranking disparity remains between Team Europe and Team World?
This way, the weaker players of Team World can actually gain some advantage with two attempted first serves followed by a third serve per point before losing the point to a “Triple Fault” if all three serves are faults.
Hi Pauline,
Thank you re your post at 3:35 PM.🙏❤️ No, no Aussie Open tickets yet…good luck to Rafa!🥰
50/50 for both teams, I will be cheering for Diego, FAA, Andrey, and Casper, and I will figure out what to do if they play each other.😁
Hi David,
Re your post at 5:58 PM, I am actually lack of energy because I was hoping to watch Fedal play doubles together.😬
Mimi, You won’t get to see your dream doubles team but maybe the 2nd best one: Diego/Opelka. Teehee. Wouldn’t that be a hoot?
I’m so envious this morning seeing Rafa & Maria Francisca greeting visitors to their catamaran in Monaco. Happy that they travelled there together.🥰
Hi Pauline,
Happy to say I met a few Rafa fans yesterday and had fun talking about our champ during breakfast and dinner. Yesterday’s lunch was not included, so I was on my own…had a tender and delicious 🦞 roll, I am a huge seafood lover.😋
Looking forward to tennis today. I have second and third row seats, maybe I can congratulate Daniil Medvedev for winning his first GS, and he can hear me.😂
I had to check it out as soon as I read your post, Maria & Rafa🤩😍
I hope you are enjoying yourself thoroughly, Mimi and glad you’re enjoying some live tennis.
Thank you so much, Margo.🙏❤️
Rafa posted a tweet regarding the volcano eruption in La Palma, Canary Islands. Hopefully there were no casualties. I haven’t had a chance to check and no one from there has posted, as far as I know. Wishing all well.
Pauline, re yours of 9/22 @ 5:38pm, no link.
I’m cracking up because you know doggone well that unless Rafa is literally tied down like with the injury when he was TOLD to stay off his feet, he will be busy either with personal business/pleasures or fulfilling commitments. He always outlasts the Energizer bunny [but don’t tell the bunny]. LOL
Isn’t that the truth! I would give anything to have a fraction of his energy. As Carlos Moya told Jon Wertheim on 60 Minutes Mallorcans are very laid back people but Rafa is the different one.
Tio Toni told the press today that Rafa will play Australia and be ready for a big 2022. 🤞❤️
Thanks for the good news, Pauline.🙏
BTW., I am in Boston for the Laver Cup.🎾
Pauline, thanks for the news about Rafa and 2022 and I get it but I’m wondering why Carlos wasn’t the one to make that announcement. I just hope Toni isn’t trying to exert any pressure on Rafa to play before he is totally ready.
Carlos, as you know, is pretty laid back and not into being in the spotlight. I hope that’s all it is.
😂😂😂
Hi Mimi,
I was thinking of you and wondering if you have booked your tickets for Australia yet? How exciting that Rafa will be there(if all goes as expected).🙏🏻
Have a great time in Boston. I’m sure you are missing Fedal. Are you cheering for Team Europe?
Mimi you are everywhere. Talk about energy!
Margo, Toni seems to enjoy sharing his thoughts with reporters. Perhaps he is being premature in his optimism. I have decided to take a wait and see attitude re:Australia. Hoping for Rafa’s return but he hasn’t even resumed practicing yet. Who knows how the foot will react? The statement I saw from Carlos when Rafa called off his season was that four months off might not be enough. Only time will tell so keeping my fingers tightly crossed.
Pauline, re your 2:42am
I am with you on that. 🤞
Hi Rafans,
Two friends and I would like to go to Mallorca to see Rafa train at the Academy, before he leaves for Australia 2022 (assuming he does). Can any of you share advice on:
the latest date Rafa trains at the Academy before leaving for Aus (taking into account likely quarantine)
what the protocol is for seeing him train – whether it’s public or you need to ask permission or buy a ticket to the museum etc.
Thank you kindly.
Alex
You’ll have to watch this site for information on Rafa’s schedule. You can watch @Genny_SS twitter account for info on Rafa and the RN Academy. Normallly Rafa leaves for Australia a few days before the new year but he usually plays the Abu Dhabi exhibition. No one, including Rafa, knows when he’ll be playing again, but Genny_SS will tell us when training resumes. Normally Rafa does open training and you don’t need a ticket for that, but sometimes he does a closed training and you won’t be able to see that. If you want to see the museum, there’s a small charge. Otherwise it’s free. Good luck!
Thank you for your helpful advice, Ramara. Much appreciated 🙂 Alex
Alex, I’d like to add that a fan, Fiona, is usually up-to-date on what Rafa is doing at any given time. Fiona does post here so keep an eye open on RNF. Hopefully she can give you some good tips or a feel for what occurs when Rafa is in fan-greeting mode.
Have a blast.
Thank you Margot. We’ll see how it goes 🙂
I hope Rafa’s Canary Island fans are doing ok. I’ve seen some of you here rooting for our Champ. Take care.
I have to scroll quickly past the picture of Rafa at the top of this article, it upsets me, so it’s been a relief to see photos of him back on (both of) his feet and out and about today. You can see he’s favouring the other leg, but small steps in the right direction are good news.
Yes it is encouraging that he is off the crutches and was even able to putt on the golf course today.
Does anyone know why he has his whole family and Benito P.B. and Carlos Costa with him in Madrid?
Pauline, it may be when he went to look at real estate in an exclusive area in Madrid to use after he retires from tennis.
“Rafa Nadal viaja a Madrid para visitation sus lujosas inversiones inmobiliarias”
He may have already purchased an entire floor in a building with only 7 tenants. It’s a very important building from what I gather.
I’m in a rush so can’t translate it right now.
Margo,
Yes thanks so much. I did see the photos of all of them outside the Villa de Paris which he invested in back in 2017 and had restored. It’s a gorgeous building.
So nice that he’s had a lot of activities to hold his interest during his rehab. Most importantly that he has a close knit family and friends to share it all with.
The Monaco Yachting Show is on for the next few days. Some lucky attendees will be able to go on board Great White for a tour. Wondering if Rafa will be there as well.
In other hopeful news Rafa will resume his tennis training in 7-10 days according to Diario de Mallorca. He turned down an invitation to compete at the Mallorca Open Golf tourney in October to concentrate exclusively on his preparation to return to the game.
That is music to my ears. Looking forward to seeing that!
Exciting news Pauline about Rafa getting ready to start training and yes, music to my ears too. WOWWEEEE LOL
Hi Pauline & Margo,
Count me in please re: music to my ears!🤗
Djokovic certainly won over the New York crowd today and most of all with his speech. Medvedev said that for him Djokovic is the GOAT. Didn’t realise that he felt that way Anyway …..
Well done to Emma and Daniil who captured their maiden grand slams in impressive fashion. Ironically, Djokovic losing the final has probably endeared him more to tennis crowds because he’s shown some humility and fallability. Crying into his towel at the sit-down, during the final stage of the match, certainly showed that he’s human and a certain amount of vulnerability gathers sympathy. When Naomi Osaka first expressed her feelings and anxieties, Djokovic quoted Billie Jean’s words, saying “ ….pressure is a privilege”. It definitely wasn’t the case for him in the final and now he feels, first hand, the struggles that Serena Williams has experienced in her pursuit of that elusive slam.
We have an interesting situation in which Rafa is recovering from injury, Djokovic is deflated from his loss and the chasing pack are improving and growing in confidence. Both the old and the new guard have it all to play for. Body permitting, no doubt Rafa will relish the challenges of next season. Heal and comeback strong champ!