Well ... the news is out that Rafa will make his long awaited return in Montreal. Yesterday I was resigned to accepting that if Rafa doesn't thing its time to come back then fair enough. But ... now it seems he's ready to give it a go. He just needs to get that first tournament out of the way, and I wish him well. This is how the news is has been reported ...
Rafael Nadal, the No. 2-ranked player on the ATP Tour, will return to action at next week's Montreal Masters event after a two-month layoff with injury, his coach and uncle Toni Nadal said on Monday.
The Spaniard has been suffering from tendinitis in both knees and has not played a competitive match since being knocked out in the fourth round of the French Open by Robin Soderling on May 31.
“Rafa will play in Montreal. It is good news for us,” Toni Nadal told Radio Marca. “It's another thing to know what standard he will be at. I imagine he won't be in very good condition. He has been training but without really pushing it very much. “To see what form he's in we'll have to see how he copes in a proper match.”
During his time away from the court, Nadal lost his French Open and Wimbledon titles and his No. 1 ranking to Swiss rival Roger Federer.
In an interview last week, Nadal cast doubts as to whether he would be fit to defend his title in Montreal.
“There is no particular objective at present,” Nadal's coach continued. “The challenge is to get back into form and to be in good shape for the U.S. Open.”
The U.S. Open starts on Aug. 31.
Here's a Spanish news report announcing the decision ... fabulous for the bare chested Rafa practising. Yum, yum ...
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