Rafael Nadal has been sidelined by a hip injury suffered during the Australian Open. The Spanish sensation had to skip all the following tournaments, and he will also miss Indian Wells and Miami. Nadal will try to get back into competition for the clay-court season.
Rafa attended El Clasico (a football match between Real Madrid and Barcelona). When asked about his current condition, he said that unfortunately the recovery is going quite slowly since the damage suffered during the Australian Open was quite big.
Rafael Nadal was at Bernabéu earlier for the Real-Barcelona Clasico (0-1) and confirmed the recovery is going slower than he would like.
"It's week by week checking how the problem evolves. The damage made in Australia was big. A big tear in my muscle, in a very difficult spot" pic.twitter.com/FSdQ3Pgyna
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 3, 2023
Rafael Nadal in 2023
Currently the world no.8, the Spaniard played his last match on the 18th of January when he surrendered to world no.62 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year the Spaniard has managed to achieve a compiled 1-3 record.
Nadal will compete next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of March.
Rafael Nadal |
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