Rafael Nadal Gives Injury Update Ahead of First Match at Rolex Paris Masters 2019

World Number two, Rafael Nadal was dealing with a hand injury soon after he lifted up his 19th Slam in New York and later he skipped Shanghai Masters 2019 pertaining to the same reason. However, at Rolex Paris Masters 2019 the Spaniard ace is sanguine about his run in the French capital and is determined to play tennis at the highest level. 

“As you know, I had my problem in the hand after the US Open, so I couldn’t finish the Laver Cup the way that I wanted. Then I had to stop for a while. And I feel better, that’s why I’m here. And I am here with the goal to play my 100 percent. That’s what I expect,” Rafael Nadal said.

Nadal left for Geneva with the hand injury, later his injury got aggravated at Laver Cup 2019. Since then, Rafa just played an exhibition match in Kazakhstan against Novak Djokovic and from there, he flew directly to France for Rolex Paris Masters 2019.

The second seed in Paris, Rafa Nadal mentioned that the hard courts of Bercy are quite fast this year and the Court Pace Index is 40 this year. 

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Rafael Nadal got married on October 19, 2019, and the Paris Masters is his first tournament after his sumptuous wedding in Mallorca, Spain. “The wedding had been a great day for me, for my wife, I think for the guests, too – for all the people that shared this special day with all of us,” said Nadal at Paris Masters. “It was a great party. I’ve been with my girlfriend for 15 years, so nothing’s changed in my normal life. Just as the moment to do it and we made it happen.”

This year, Nadal is looking forward to clinching his first Masters 1000 ATP title in Paris and certainly, the Spaniard will be concluding the year as Number one in the ATP Ranking for the fifth time in his career.