A latest video on social media has emerged of Rafael Nadal trying to show his health forward of the French Open, however the Spanish legend was grimacing with ache and struggled to maneuver on the courtroom as he was visibly emotional strolling away from a follow session. Roland Garros will get underway in 10 days' time as Nadal can have his sights set on a document fifteenth Grand Slam victory in Paris, however fears are rising over whether or not he'll be capable of characteristic.

Nadal was noticed hunched over and clearly in ache as he was surrounded by his staff, earlier than protecting his face and strolling away in a worrying second that can solely additional dent his probabilities of competing on the French Open.

The 36-year-old has been out of motion since struggling a hip harm on the Australian Open in January and lately pulled out of the Rome Masters this week to proceed his rehabilitation.

The world No 14 additionally missed Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid tournaments after asserting that he was altering his remedy plan final month in a press release. He mentioned: "As you know I suffered a major injury in Australia, in the psoas. Initially it had to be a six-to-eight-week recovery period and we're on to number 14. The reality is that the situation is not what we had hoped for.

"All medical instructions have been adopted, however in some way evolution has not been what we had been initially advised and we discover ourselves in a scenario that's tough. The harm continues to be unhealed and I can not work what I have to compete. I used to be coaching, however now just a few days in the past we determined to alter course a bit, do one other remedy and see if issues enhance to try to get to what comes."

Nadal did later offer encouragement, stating that his condition had improved earlier this month. "Despite having observed an enchancment these previous few days, it has been many months since I've not been capable of prepare at a excessive stage, and the method of readaption has its instances, and I've no alternative however to just accept them and preserve working," he wrote on Instagram.