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Rafael Nadal will hold a news conference at his tennis academy in Spain on Thursday amid media reports that he is going to miss the French Open for the first time since he won the first of his record 14 titles there on his debut in 2005.
Nadal has been sidelined by an injured left hip flexor since January, when he lost in the second round of the Australian Open.
His manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, said Nadal would speak to the media on Thursday "about his participation in Roland Garros," adding that whether or not the 22-time Grand Slam champion will enter the French Open, "and the reasons either way, will be only be communicated" then.