Soon after his first-round defeat at Roland Garros, against Alexander Zverev, Nadal raised doubts over his participation at the Grass Slam.
The first time Rafa had to withdraw from the championship was during the initial days of his career, in 2004. The then 17-year-old Spaniard suffered a stress
fracture in his left ankle in the Estoril Open while playing against Richard Gasquet. This forced Nadal to take a break from the game for three months, and he was compelled to miss the tournament. Injury continued to trouble the tennis legend in 2009 as well.
