Rafael Nadal underwent a pre-birthday surgery on his left psaos while Carlos Alcaraz prepares to take on Lorenzo Musetti at Roland Garros.
Starting with Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left psaos in order to resolve the injury that he suffered at the Australian Open.
Nadal is expected to find out the results on his birthday, today, as he looks to begin his road to recovery.
It was last month in Mallorca that Nadal announced that he won’t be returning to the tour until later this year with next season potentially being his final year on tour.
Time will tell whether Nadal will be ready as he is set to leave the world’s top 100 later this year.
The Spaniard’s main goal is to compete at next year’s Paris Olympics at Roland Garros as he would love to finish career on a high note.
Alcaraz Prepares For Musetti ‘Challenge’
Meanwhile at Roland Garros, world number one Carlos Alcaraz will look to take Nadal’s crown as he is into the second week in Paris.
Alcaraz convincingly defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-1 6-4 6-2 on Philippe-Chatrier on Friday evening.
A dominant performance saw him set up a clash with Lorenzo Musetti with the Italian thrashing Cameron Norrie in the third round.
In his post-match press conference Alcaraz has admitted it will be a challenging match against the in-form 17th seed, “Well, it’s a big challenge for me. You know, he’s playing great. He has beaten really tough players, you know,” the Spaniard said.
“Yeah, he’s a really talented player. I remember the match in Hamburg. It was really, really tough. Yeah, this is a match that I really looking for, really want to play that match.
“I’m gonna enjoying, because it’s gonna be a really fun match. I would say it’s gonna be really good rallies, good shots between us, and of course is gonna be a really fun match to watch, as well.”
The match Alcaraz is referring to is the Hamburg final last year where Musetti claimed victory in a stunning three set match.
That was their only meeting so far as the two will clash on Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros.
