"It's nice to see him playing this way" - former doubles no. 1 Chandra Rubin on Nadal's 2022

Former doubles world No. 1 Chanda Rubin is thrilled to see Rafael Nadal returning to the practice court as she is hoping to see the Spaniard fully ready at the French Open.

Rafael Nadal last played at the Indian Wells where he lost to Taylor Fritz in the final of the Indian Wells Masters. It was later revealed that the Spaniard dealt with breathing issues due to a stress fracture in his rib which he sustained during his match against Alcaraz. Nadal has not played since then but recently he was spotted practising ahead of his return.

Many wondered what it would mean for his French Open campaign considering he would miss a good chunk of the clay season but things have since been quite optimistic. Former world number one in doubles, Chadra Rubin is thrilled to see it:

"It is (nice) and this was kind of the concern, what we saw, the stress fracture in his rib in Indian Wells, playing such great tennis, has had such a good start to the year.   But, there was a time before Roland Garros, I think that's where Nadal always looks to build. "But it's just been so nice to see Nadal playing at this level, getting back healthy before the clay-court swing, this is where he is a real factor."