The winner of twenty-two Grand Slam championships has suffered a muscle tear on his hip days after making his long-awaited comeback to aggressive tennis.
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open with an harm after taking part in only one event in his comeback from 12 months on the sidelines.
Nadal stated he had issues over his surgically repaired hip after needing a medical timeout within the third set of his Brisbane Worldwide quarterfinal loss to Jordan Thompson on Friday.
The Spaniard suffered a small muscle tear in the course of the match.
Nadal’s newest harm casts doubts in regards to the former world primary’s means to compete on the elite stage once more after he beforehand stated he anticipated to complete his glittering however injury-plagued profession in 2024.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion made his long-awaited return to aggressive tennis in Brisbane after spending virtually a 12 months out on the sidelines with a hip flexor harm sustained throughout his second-round defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in final 12 months’s Australian Open.
“Throughout my final match in Brisbane I had a small drawback on a muscle that as you understand made me fearful,” Nadal stated in a press release on X on Sunday.
“As soon as I received to Melbourne I’ve had the possibility to make an MRI and I’ve micro tear on a muscle, not in the identical half the place I had the harm and that’s excellent news.
“Proper now I’m not able to compete on the most stage of exigence in 5 units matches. I’m flying again to Spain to see my physician, get some therapy and relaxation.”
Hello all, throughout my final match in Brisbane I had a small drawback on a muscle that as you understand made me fearful. As soon as I received to Melbourne I’ve had the possibility to make an MRI and I’ve micro tear on a muscle, not in the identical half the place I had the harm and that’s excellent news.
Proper… pic.twitter.com/WpApfzjf3C— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) January 7, 2024
Nadal, who received the Australian Open in 2009 and 2022, stated he had labored extraordinarily exhausting to make his comeback in the course of the 12 months and pressured that regardless of the most recent setback, his purpose was to be at his finest in three months.
Nadal additionally stated in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais just lately that he was eager about the French Open, the place he has received 14 of his main titles.
“Throughout the unhappy information for me for not having the ability to play in entrance of the wonderful Melbourne crowds, this isn’t very dangerous information and all of us stay optimistic with the evolution for the season,” Nadal added.
“I actually wished to play right here in Australia, and I’ve had the possibility to play a couple of matches that made me very comfortable and optimistic.”
