“The Beast” is back. Rafe Nadal is already training To prepare for the American tour on hard, the Spaniard has already recovered from the abdominal tear which had forced him to forfeit Wimbledon before playing the semi-finals against Nick Kyrgios.

This premature injury prevented him from fighting for the “Grand Slam” (win all 4 majors in a year) and didn’t give him the opportunity to lift Wimbledon, tournament he has not won since 2010is the Grand Slam that hasn’t been lifted in the longest time.

Canada prepares for the US Open

However, the head of Rafa knows neither excuses, nor regrets, nor ruptures, the winner of 21 ‘majors’ is already exercising in his Academy to regain his tone and face a tour which always motivates him. will challengeif everything goes well, the Masters 1000 of Canada, in Montreal, where he won 5 times. This preparation for the Canadian tournament allows him to be competitive at the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the season. His presence at the Cincinnati Masters is not certain.

The tournament will start on August 5 the Spaniard therefore has a week and a half ahead of him to continue preparing. Nadal will aim for the 5th title of the season after Melbourne, the Australian Open, Acapulco and Roland Garros, he also lost the Miami Masters final against Fritz, where he played with a problem on his side.

It seems that the treatment on the foot is working

Very important days for Rafa, who looks happy and full of hope after apparently having overcome the pain in his beaten foot, the last intervention in Barcelona after Roland Garros seems to have succeeded and at least at Wimbledon he was not seen limping. His hopes and those of all of Spain for Nadal to keep playing and falling in love rest on the health of that foot.