Preminuo Montcourt (24) R.I.P.

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This morning I woke up with one of the worst news anyone can receive. I heard about the death of our friend Mathieu Montcourt. I am still under shock for this. I can't believe it.

I knew Mathieu since we were kids. We competed together at all the events at an international level there is since you are a kid: Les Petit As, Copa Borotta, etc. and of course afterwards once becoming professionals,.

When someone like this disappears, when something like this happens, you really know where we are and the relativeness of winning or losing a tennis match, of not competing at an event or anything else. This is the loss of a guy who was only 24 and that was sports person. He won't be playing with us again.

I would like to send my most deep and sincere condolences to his family, to his friends and to the French fans.

Mathieu, Rest in peace.

Rafa Nadal

Rafael Nadal targets return to tennis in Montreal on 10th August

Reigning ATP World Tour Champion Rafael Nadal is targeting his return to tennis at the Montreal Masters in August.

Nadal is the defending champion at Montreal, having defeated Nicolas Kiefer in the final last year. He also triumphed in Montreal in 2005 with victory over Andre Agassi.
 
Nadal was unable to defend his grass-court titles at The Queen’s Club or Wimbledon due to knee tendinitis, with Nadal saying: “To not play Wimbledon is one of the toughest decisions of my career."

However, Nadal’s spokesman Benito Perez Barbadillo confirmed that the Spaniard is expected back on the practice courts within the next few weeks.

“The plan is still very much that he plays in the Montreal Masters beginning on August 10th. Rafael is entered into it and that is what will happen if things go as we think they will,” said Perez-Barbadillo.

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