Rafael Nadal will miss subsequent week’s Madrid Open after a setback in his restoration from a hip damage sustained on the Australian Open in January.
The 22-times main champion skipped tournaments at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and the present Barcelona Open after struggling the damage that successfully ended his Melbourne Park title defence as he fell to a second-round defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald.
“Initially it had to be a six to eight week recovery period and we are now on fourteen,” Nadal mentioned in a video revealed on his social media accounts on Thursday.
“The reality is that the situation is not what we would have expected. All medical indications have been followed, but somehow the evolution has not been what they initially told us and we find ourselves in a difficult situation.
“The weeks are passing and I had the need of with the ability to play in tournaments which can be a very powerful in my profession reminiscent of Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros and for the second I’ve missed Monte Carlo and Barcelona. I won’t be able to be in Madrid sadly.”
While the 36-year-old Spaniard, a 14-times French Open champion who has dominated the clay court season for years, still hopes to be fully fit for the grand slam starting in May his statement is not optimistic.
“The damage nonetheless hasn’t healed and I can not work out what I have to compete,” Nadal mentioned.
“I used to be coaching, however just a few days in the past we determined to vary course a bit, do one other therapy and see if issues enhance to attempt to get to what comes subsequent.
“I can’t give deadlines because if I knew I would tell you but I don’t know. This is how things are now.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
