Rafael Nadal thanks his fans for their continued support

 King of clay Rafael Nadal has been sidelined for more than six months now but there was not a single day during this period that his fans did not miss him.


King of clay Rafael Nadal has been sidelined for more than six months now but there was not a single day during this period that his fans did not miss him.
They continue to post the 11-time Grand Slam champion’s pictures and videos on social websites. Nadal has a huge fan base on facebook and hundreds of pages have been made in his honour. The Spaniard’s fans can be found counting days in wait of their idol’s comeback.
Nadal shared a video made by one of the fans on his official facebook and wrote this caption under that, “Thanks for a great job! At this time your support helps me to keep working.”
The Spanish star has not participated in any tournament since losing to Lukas Rosol of Czech Republic in the second round of Wimbledon in June last year. It’s close to seven months that we haven’t seen Nadal in action but they feel like ages.
Nadal’s fans were heart broken when that got to know that their favourite player would be unable to defend his Gold Medal at the London Olympics. Their sadness reached its height when they found out that he would not be playing the US Open either. They were already expecting him to stay from the ATP World Tour Finals, so that was not a big shock.
However, Nadal’s fans from around the globe were waiting for his return at the start of this season. The Spaniard was expected to feature at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi in the last week of 2012 and then make his tour comeback at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha three days later.
They were counting down days for the previous one and a half months but their hearts were broken once again when the Spanish hero announced that he would be unable to participate due to a stomach bug. Nadal not only announced his withdrawal from these two events but also the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open.
The Mallorca, Spain resident has millions of fans worldwide and the sport of tennis has not been same for them in his absence. The 26-year-old is now planning to make his comeback at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico in the second half of February.
Source: http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Rafael-Nadal-thanks-his-fans-for-their-continued-support-articolo7808.html