Rafa Nadal will return to training in 15 days and could play Davis

Rafael is in a recovery process still lacks the last and I hope that in 15 days we can start training. then we'll see when we got back to racing, "said Toni Nadal in Buenos Aires, where he will offer a series of talks on preparation and motivation for athletes. coach insisted he has no intention of advancing the return to competition of Rafa Nadal until "100 by 100" and said the player continues his recovery "normally" and "is more time at home, playing more golf ... has to wait and hope. " Coach did not close the door to a possible participation in the Davis Cup final, which takes place between 16 and 18 November at the O2 Arena of Prague, but warned that the period of time you have is "very fair." "I do not know if Rafael is in the end, hopefully we can be there, it is true that time is a fair bit, "said the coach, who described as "very difficult" the clash against the Czechs. their view, David Ferrer will be the key player when facing the Davis Cup final, as it is able to earn "any player in the world", even number one Czech, Tomas Berdych , No. 6 in the ATP rankings. "beat Berdych on track 'indoor' will be difficult, and in favor with the public, but he will also feel the pressure, "said the Spaniard coach. Toni Nadal acknowledged that Argentina was expected to rival Spain in Davis Cup final and admitted in a possible new confrontation with Spain Argentines have "more options" to win. "It seemed that this time we win, or they would have more win options. Argentina has a very complete team, "he said. The coach said it's possible that Rafael Nadal plays next season "a little more ground", but warned of narrowly planning that allows professional tennis.

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Nadal would return to its origins in 2013

The injury that drags Rafa Nadal on his knees and had him off the track from the 2012 London Olympic Games could change the Spanish calendar for 2013, where he played more tournaments on clay."Can you play more on clay and I focus more on this surface," Nadal admitted in an interview. "We'd love to have Nadal, that's a no-brainer," said Raul Zurutuza Dpa recently, Acapulco tournament director. "Next year we celebrate our twentieth anniversary, it would be a great opportunity," he added. Nadal won this tournament in 2005 , the last year in which he participated in it, but his physical condition and the evidence that fast tracks your knees hurt much more than tornes vying on clay could change your calendar Looking to 2013. Furthermore, for the South American tournament plays the obligation of Spanish playing four contests a year of 500 category, as are those of Dubai and Rotterdam, vying hard court on the same date as that of Acapulco, which then becomes a good alternative for Spanish.

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The statement shock of Rafael Nadal

On the day that Rafael Nadal is voted for the second year in a row by Vanity Fair Spain which character sportsman of the year, Rafael Nadal makes a statement which shook heavily the world of Tennis. "I don't know how long I will be playing tennis again ...". Of course the phrase is contextualized: the Majorcan comes from a long period any operation, which saw him jump events of great importance. Three months away from fields may bring a dowry of evil thoughts: "in five years I will have 31 years and I started when I was 16 ... who knows maybe I took a break will help me to lengthen his career a little more. This was definitely one of the best times of my life if it had not caused the knee injury. I felt fit and capable of winning every tournament they entered. Then came hard times. I want to get back only if fit, to have fun in the field ". The Spanish champion, currently world number 4, focused also on the finals at Wimbledon a few years ago: "In 2006 when I got to the end I was very happy. Losing in 2007 was very difficult to accept. I played very well throughout the match, then at the end of the fourth set I felt a twinge in my knee and I has. In the fifth set I played really bad. When you lose you never really know if that was your last chance to win Wimbledon so I was very sorry. Win helps mental level because you feel you have given that little bit more. " The most beautiful victory of Rafa? There is no one in particular. " Success is not so much the winning trophy but everything that led you to conquer it. What makes me happy is the certainty of having done everything possible. For example, this year I lost the final in Australia and, of course, is one thing that I didn't like, but somehow I was happy. It was a success to lose that way because I fought until the end "

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Nadal would return to play in a month, according to his doctor

Rafa Nadal would return to the tennis court in about a month after intense physiotherapy and laser in his problematic knee, said Wednesday the doctor of the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) Angel Ruiz-Cotorro. The world number three has not played after his defeat against Czech Lukas Rosol in the second round of Wimbledon in June and has been convalescing from a partially torn patellar tendon in his left knee and swelling in the joint. Former world number 26, who was unable to defend his Olympic title in London and had to give up going to the U.S. Open, said Monday he would be out for another two months. "We have ruled out surgery entirely," said Ruiz-Cotorro in a press conference in Barcelona. "Over the next month we will do a lot of training with physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and laser combined with, and we'll see how it evolves," he added. "We believe that within two months the tendon will be within what we consider normal." "In a period of one month, if the tests are positive developments and can return to work on the track" "But it is not the priority, but the tendon to regain his strength forever." Ruiz-Cotorro said Nadal's injury would not necessarily why harass the rest of his career and knew similar cases in which the tendon had been completely cured. "No need to drag over this injury," he said. "You want to play when you can do it in good condition and not just in a tournament, but with continuity." "When you say you can not play as important competitions are never happy, but is now eager to recover and get back soon."

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Federer and Murray on Nadal: "become strong"

Roger Federer showed his confidence that the Spanish Rafael Nadal returns to the track before the end of the year, while Britain's Andy Murray adviritó to "become strong" "I am still confident he'll be fine for the rest of the season," Federer said in New York after reaching the second round of the Open U.S. courts. Federer said Nadal never spoke openly about it: "I never really talk about it, is very personal. But we are very open and honest." "I have a very good relationship with Rafa that is based on confidence. Obviously not good news, but it is only a possibility. I was shocked with the news," said the Swiss world number one ranking. Andy Murray, world number four, warned of what happened the last times that Nadal was injured."Never was a long time without playing and always comes back to be one of the best players in the world. So I expect the same this time. But take a little more time for the duration of the injury," said the Briton. "I know your problem exactemente knees, but I'm sure he will return stronger. Just need a little more time," said Murray, also in the second round of the U.S. Open.

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Injuries to Rafa Nadal in ten years

Nadal has suffered several injuries throughout his career, as it is subjected to a constant demand and a flood of games played at a strong pace throughout the season.

The most serious problem so far was the stress fracture in his left foot that kept him away from the tracks three months in 2004, lower than the same period in 2005 by a swelling of the joint, which also cost him a month off in 2006.

Serious problems of the former world number one began in 2009 with quadriceps tendinitis in both knees. The following is the list of Nadal's injury since 2003 when he played his first game "Grand Sam" and won Wimbledon to Croatian Mario Ancic. Fell in the third round and tied to Boris Becker as the youngest player to reach that stage, as reported EFE.

2003 A crack in the right elbow in a fall while training at Manacor, his hometown, prevents debut in his first "Grand Slam", the Roland Garros. It was his first injury.

2004 Injury to the tournament in Estoril (Portugal). Scaphoid fissure in the left foot. Two months out, which prevented him from tournament play Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Athens, his main goal of the season.

2005  Swelling of the left foot, three months out. Absent from the Paris Masters and the Masters Cup. Their problems of tendonitis in the knees, especially the left, are evident in October at the Masters Series Madrid. He came to speculate with their withdrawal, but not only participate, but to win the tournament. He played tapes protected tailored to your joints.

2006 Problems of the foot support. Inflammation of the left, a month off. Absent in the Australia Open. Back problem. Withdrawal of Queen's to Hewitt. Treatment works. Nadal retains his crown in Paris, stays unbeaten on clay, dispute his first Wimbledon final and first-time participant in the Masters Cup in Shanghai, where it falls to Roger Federer in the semifinals.

2007 A cramp in his left arm, causing him to lose power and precision, accompanied by dizziness forced his retirement against Juan Monaco in the second round in Cincinnati. In another demanding season, knees turn to suffer. "The only injury I had this season was, as you all know, in the knees. There is no cause for alarm and sincerely tell you that my career is not in danger," Nadal said on November 29, heading off rumors about his retirement .

2008  An injury to right knee tendinitis-quadriceps tendon insertion, forced him to retire in his quarter of Paris-Bercy tournament against Russia's  Nikolay Davydenko . The problem prevents you from being in the Masters Cup in Shanghai. As of November 3, had played 111 games to accomplish its goal of being number one, reached the day after winning the Olympic gold (August 17).

2009 Tendinitis of the quadriceps tendon of both knees. Lost Roland Garros and is low in Quenn's and Wimbledon. Gave the first position in the ATP ranking. "Everybody has hard times and this year unfortunately came to me in the most important tournaments in the worst possible conditions. Always have ups and downs," he said.

2010 Leaves against Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of the Open de Australia by a knee injury.Back to competition in early March. From there, he gets his title at Roland Garros and Wimbledon wins, although it reproduces the pain in his right knee. Back to the slopes, due for the first time in the U.S. Open.

2011 In this course, drag from Wimbledon discomfort peroneal tendon in his left foot. Reveals in his autobiography that weighed leave tennis and golf go when doctors diagnosed a rare injury in 2005 in a small bone in his left foot, which threatened to put an end to his career. "The bone still hurts. Remains under control, but we can never lower our guard," he says.

2012 The chronic injury to the patellar tendon in his left knee gives him trouble at Roland Garros, but wins for the seventh time. Falls in second round at Wimbledon. Back tendinitis. Canceled their participation in London on 2012 in Toronto, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. "Now the most important thing is to recover well and today my knee is not ready to compete in a Grand Slam. I will try to recover as soon as possible to return with a good feeling, with guarantees to compete and train all the best" EFE declared on 17 August.

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Rafa Nadal have the 'Hoffa syndrome' in his left knee

Rafa Nadal has said he does not mind losing the third place in the ATP list, following its decision not to participate in the U.S. Open by a sore left knee, which have a chronic disease syndrome known as Hoffa. "At this point in my career (ranking) is not more important," he said in remarks to Efe. "Now the most important thing is to recover well and today my knee is not ready to compete in a 'Grand Slam', I will try to recover as soon as possible to return with a good feeling, with guarantees to compete and train all the best I know, "he explained Nadal. Nadal gets revealed Hoffa's disease, an inflammation of the area of ​​fatty tissue that extends below the patellar tendon. The one in the world exnúmero stressed that what makes him happy is when you can compete feeling that can push your physical "all you want." "And today I'm ready for that," he explained.

Does the Davis Cup?

Nadal, 26, said he does not know whether he can be ready for the Davis Cup semifinals, which will be held in Gijón to USA from 14-16 September. "I will do my best to recover as soon as possible, if the master account would be my dream with me," said Nadal, who already has under his belt with four of the five "salad" which has won Spain (2004, 2008-where could not play the end-2009 and 2011). The player from Manacor said this break, which began on June 28 after being eliminated in second round of Wimbledon by Czech  Lukas Rosol , is the longest of his career. "The most difficult moment of my career at the level of injury was in 2005 with the foot (inflammation), today everything is controlled in what it is. We'll see how it evolves, what happens is that perhaps has been the most long (break) in the middle of the season, and in 2005 was at the end of year, "Nadal detailed. He explained that the current injury is not the same patellar tendon has been in the past. "It's something different and I think this is positive because the tendons are well recovered and were compared to three years ago," he noted.

The problem is in the left knee

The problem is locaizado left knee with a problem of inflammation of fatty tissue that extends below the patellar tendon (Hoffa's syndrome) and must await the return to normal. Nadal said it is the derivation of the same injury that has since February, which made him withdraw from the tournament in Miami in the semifinals. "It has been controlling up to Roland Garros, after the pain has gotten worse, obviously. The season has been tough since Indian Wells until the end of Roland Garros, I played almost every game possible with very good results until today," emphasized the seven-time winner of the tournament in Paris. After their elimination at Wimbledon, Nadal was announcing on his absence from the Olympics, the Masters 1000 Toronto, Cincinnati and U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 27. "Now the most important thing is to recover well. The ranking at this stage of my career, I say it is not important, but not the most important," he commented.

"With a chance to win"

"It really makes me feel happy is when I compete with a chance to win," insisted the player on his decision not to participate in the "U.S. Open", the last "Grand Slam" of the season, where he won in 2010. "If you tell me to be number one if I had not had that (the injury) was an option, because it went very well the first six months of the year, then number two, three, four, six, I do not going to change much, I have a lot to be among the first two. The number one always makes you illusion, then there are others, "he pointed out. "We have to stop and recover for a longer career," said Nadal. Falling Nadal at U.S. Open was a central theme in the press conferences of the major players in the tournament in Cincinnati, where Roger Federer admitted he was not a surprise to him, and that means it is "something serious" and gives "some fear". For the Serbian Novak Djokovic, the defending champion New York, low Nadal is worrying, because he is sure that if the Spanish were able would come. "I wish you a speedy recovery," he said.

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Toni Nadal: "The goal is full recovery"

Toni Nadal uncle and coach Rafa Nadal said Wednesday that the aim of his nephew is getting a "full recovery" after deciding not to act in the U.S. Open "After Wimbledon decided to rest a few days and then move to strengthen the quadriceps but that cost us," said Toni, referring to the casualties in the Games and London Olympic Masters 1000 Toronto and Cincinnati. "Then we got build something, but at the end of training were those aches and recovery was not sufficient to meet a competition as tough as the U.S. Open, and the rest of the season, "he said. "Now we are training normally, but not the same to compete for four hours in a tournament," Nadal said coach, was confident that his nephew might be available within a month for the semi-final tie against States Davis Cup States in Gijon, from 14 to 16 September. "Missing a month and we hope you are well, if not technically, whether physically," said Toni Nadal.

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Nadal gives up playing the U.S. Open

The Spanish tennis players Rafael Nadal world number three ranking, announced on Wednesday that it will not play the U.S. Open in New York, the last Grand Slam season, which runs from August 27 to September 11. "I must announce that I am not yet able to play and I must renounce the U.S. Open. Thank you to my fans for their encouragement," Nadal wrote on social networks. The Spaniard is recovering from tendonitis in his left knee, and last week announced the withdrawal of the Cincinnati Masters in 1000, also in the United States, being played this week. The knee problem began at Wimbledon, and also took the London Olympics, which would be the flag bearer of the Spanish delegation at the opening ceremony.

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Rafa Nadal had dinner with the King

King Juan Carlos has held this Friday night at a restaurant in Calvia a private dinner with Rafa Nadal and a group of friends linked to tennis player, who wanted to express their friendship and support during this difficult time for the athlete, which is recovering from an injury. The meeting took place at the renowned restaurant Flanigan, in the tourist area of ​​Puerto Portals, where the presence of the monarch and the famous tennis player has caused a stir among tourists, mostly foreigners, who have noticed him. The dinner has been developed in the outdoor terrace of the restaurant and among the guests was Nadal's girlfriend, Xisca Perello, the orthopedic surgeon Mikel Sanchez and Eduardo Anitúa dentist and researcher, both doctors who have treated the player, who were accompanied of their wives.Royal House sources have told Efe that Don Juan Carlos Nadal today phoned to invite him to dinner and to express their support for the champion Spaniard, whom the king is very united not only in sporting success, but in the current environment in which is in full recovery from tendinitis in the patellar tendon in his left leg. Already in the actual receipt Olympic team that traveled to London King Juan Carlos had words of remembrance for Nadal I was going to be the flagship Spanish, but eventually gave up competing in the Games. Rafael Nadal is in full recovery from the knee injury that occurred in Wimbledon and he departed for London Olympics , who have played well on the slopes of the All England Club. Because of this injury, the player will not participate in the 1000 Masters tournament in Cincinnati (USA), which begins on 12 this month and last week announced its low at the Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada), currently in dispute. El Rey is located in Palma on Wednesday, the day featured the traditional dinner Balearic authorities, and throughout Thursday and Friday held several hearings with authorities and hoteliers of Majorca. plans to attend Saturday morning in Cadiz to the bullfight commemorating the bicentennial of the Constitution of 1812 and Tuesday held at the Marivent Palace, Palma, the first official summer release with the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy.

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