The news casts doubt on whether the 22-time grand slam champion will compete at the French Open, which he has won 14 times.

He has not played an ATP event since Brisbane in January.

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06 May: Injured Australian Open tennis champion Jannik Sinner is casting doubt on his participation at the looming French Open

06 May: Andrey Rublev has overcome an opening set wobble to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final of the Madrid Open, securing his second Masters 1000 tennis title

05 May: Women's world number one Iga Switek has ousted Aryna Sabalenka in a third set tiebreak to clinch her maiden Madrid Open tennis title

02 May: New Zealand doubles player Michael Venus is through to the Madrid Open quarterfinals

01 May: World tennis number one Novak Djokovic has parted ways with long-time fitness coach Marco Panichi in the latest shake-up to his camp

01 May: Rafael Nadal has waved goodbye to the Madrid tennis Open for the final time as a player

26 Apr: Rafael Nadal has dominated American teenage wildcard Darwin Blanch in the opening round of the ATP's Madrid Open, for just his second win since January

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