Injured Rafael Nadal withdraws from the Miami Open to be ready for Monte Carlo

Rafa decided not to play the upcoming ATP1000 in Miami to prepare the clay court season

Nadal will not play in Miami

Rafael Nadal will skip the Miami Open because of the knee injury that occurred during the quart final in Indian Wells against Karen Khachanov.

The Spanish sensation announced his withdrawal from the semifinal against Federer on Saturday also to state that the next step will be to get back in Mallorca and to try to be ready for the clay court season that will kick start with the prestigious ATP1000 in Montecarlo.

I am going to be ready for Monte Carlo. NADAL

Rafa explained

“What I’m going to do is come back home and try to do a smooth transition to clay, try to be 100 percent for the first event, that’s going to be Monte Carlo for me.”

Then the world no.1 added, “I don’t have doubts today that I will be ready for Monte Carlo.”

The ATP1000 in Montecarlo will start on the 15th of April and Nadal won it on 11 occasions.

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