Rafa Nadal remains to be unsure when he can return to aggressive tennis after withdrawing from this month’s ATP occasion in Barcelona as he recovers from a rib harm, his staff informed Reuters on Tuesday.
The Spaniard, who has received 21 Grand Slam singles titles, was dominated out final month for as much as six weeks with a stress fracture in his rib.
The 35-year-old has withdrawn from this month’s Barcelona Open.
“Rafa has just been withdrawn from the entry list in Barcelona,” the staff stated in a press release despatched to Reuters.
“We do not know but when he shall be at his first event on clay this yr. Hopefully, quickly.”
Nadal of a chest concern throughout his run to the ultimate of the ATP 1000 occasion in Indian Wells, California final month.
Tests in Barcelona revealed “a stress fracture of the third left costal arch”.
Madrid and Rome host ATP Masters 1000 occasions subsequent month and Nadal could be hoping to take part to get matches underneath his belt earlier than the May 22-June 5 French Open, which he has received a file 13 occasions.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
