He has not advanced to a grand slam quarter-final since Roland Garros in 2015 and last year was dumped out of the Australian Open in the first round by compatriot Fernando Verdasco. A wrist injury forced him to pull out of last year's French Open before his third round match, ending his pursuit of an record-extending 10th title. "I am not injured, no," Nadal told reporters on Sunday when asked about his condition ahead of his first round clash with Germany's Florian Mayer. "Being honest and being realistic, after Roland Garros, the only tournament I played with okay conditions, not 100 percent conditions, was the U.S. Open. "Because (the) Olympics, even if was a great event, I still had a lot of pain on the wrist.

Source: India Today January 15, 2017 12:55 UTC