Nadal refuses another tournament, Roland Garros chances fade away

Rafael Nadal has turned down a wildcard offer for next week’s Challenger tournament in Bordeaux as the Spaniard’s participation in the French Open hangs in the balance.

Nadal has been struggling with a hip injury since January at the Australian Open, and fears the Spaniard may miss the Paris Grand Slam grew after he pulled out of this week’s Italian Open.

“I offered him (Nadal’s agent Carlos Costa) one of the wildcards. He very kindly told me that Nadal was continuing his preparation at home in Manacor, that he was not ready and was in a race against time to be ready for the French Open,” Jean-Baptiste Perlant told French sports daily L’Equipe.

#RafaelNadal has turned down a wildcard offer for next week’s Challenger #tournament in #Bordeaux as the Spaniard’s participation in the #FrenchOpen hangs in the balance, the claycourt event director said on Sunday.https://t.co/ROGwEnFhYj

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Nadal skipped last week’s Madrid Open and missed tournaments at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Barcelona.