Rafael Nadal Eyes ATP Toronto Masters Crown After "Tough" Injury Layoff

Rafael Nadal remains concerned about a long-term foot injury that flared up at Roland Garros in May and kept him away from Wimbledon and the Olympics.

Rafael Nadal will count upon day-to-day improvement for a long-term foot injury if he is to fight for the title when the ATP Toronto Masters begins on Monday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has won five Canadian titles, including the 2018 and 2019 editions. The event was not held in 2020 due to Covid-19. The 35-year-old Spaniard remains concerned about a long-term foot injury that flared up at Roland Garros in May and kept him away from Wimbledon and the Olympics. "It has been a couple of tough months for me with physical issues," Nadal said Sunday ahead of his most successful hardcourt stop.