Federer says Nadal missing Roland Garos will be ‘brutal’

Roger Federer hopes that Rafael Nadal will recover in time for the French Open. He thinks that it would be a “brutal” blow for tennis if the 14-time Roland Garros champion is absent from the tournament this year.

Nadal is still recovering from a hip injury he suffered at the Australian Open in January and already skipped last week’s Madrid Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Barcelona.

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“It would be brutal, it would be tough for tennis if Rafa isn’t going to be there,” 20-times Grand Slam winner Federer told Sky Sports on Sunday at Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix.

“I still hope so, I saw he pulled out of Rome so I wish him the best.