Today Is Not Over Yet

With Wimbledon a mere weeks away and his loss in the French Open where he was the reigning champion, tennis fans are worried about Rafael Nadal and his injury status.

He pulled out of the AEGON Championships, which is a warm-up for Wimbledon, citing knee injury.

He has been quoted on his official website saying that he has been playing with pain in his knees for months and could simply not take the torture of it anymore.

His site says he will travel to England on June 16th, 2009. This is just a mere six days before the Championships at Wimbledon begin on June 22nd.

He is quoted as saying he will be spending the weeks ahead doing physiotherapy treatments and recovery work on the specific muscle areas that seem to be damaged.

For you doctors or aspiring ones, his doctor has sad that Nadal is suffering from insertion tendonitis in both of his knee caps and he has a light osseous edema.

Besides the physical treatment, Nadal will also be taking anti-inflammatories. After his treatment, he is looking to get back into training right away.

This is a difficult call, is this kind of aggressive treatment and then right back into training really a good idea for Rafael Nadal? I know its Wimbledon but this could also hurt the rest of his career if you goes too much too fast.

Knees are not something to mess around with, especially for a tennis player.  The Spanish tennis sensation is still so young, only 23 years old and I would hate to see him sacrifice the rest of his career just for a chance to defend his title at this year’s Wimbledon. Is it really worth it for him to rehab so quickly if he is thinking in the scope of his entire year? Cross your fingers tennis fans!

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It’s springtime in Paris, romance capital of the world; the air is thick with the perfume of blooming flowers, the songs of birds, the mood of l’amour – and the thwack of tennis balls. It’s time once again for the French Open, widely regarded as the world’s most formidable tennis tournament. From May 24th through June 7th, premier players from around the globe will face off on the red clay courts of the city of love. Over the course of its hundred-odd-year history, the tournament has showcased the birth of such legends of the sport as Bjorn Borg, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, and it is open to amateurs and professionals alike. The second in the series of Grand Slam tournaments, the French Open has the largest live and broadcast audiences of all tennis competitions – even greater than its famous Grand Slam counterpart, the Wimbledon Championships. This year is sure to be no exception to the rule of exciting and historic competition, as reigning champion and World Number One player Rafael Nadal appears headed for his fifth consecutive French Open victory – a feat that would break the record set by four-time winner and tennis legend Bjorn Borg. So join the rest of the world – be the audience to tennis history in the making at the 2009 French Open, starting next month at the Roland Garros courts in Paris.

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