Knocked out of the Australian Open Rafa Nadal. The Spanish tennis player suffered a minor contusion in his final match at the Brisbane tournament and was forced to withdraw from the first Grand Slam of the season.
“In my last game in Brisbane I had a muscle problem. I just went to Melbourne and had an MRI, it turned out to be a small bruise, not in the same spot I had the problem, so that’s good. Right now I’m in no condition to play a five-set match. I will go back to Spain to be examined by my doctor, treated and restedNadal said in his Tweet.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion underwent arthroscopic surgery last June after injuring his left hip flexor during his loss to Mackenzie MacDonald in the second round of the Australian Open in early 2023.
The 37-year-old Nadal returned after 347 days of competitive tennis in the new season last Sunday.
Hi all, during my last match in Brisbane I had a small problem on a muscle that as you know made me worried. Once I got to Melbourne I had the chance to do an MRI and I have a micro tear on a muscle, not in the same part where I had the injury and that’s good news.
Right… pic.twitter.com/WpApfzjf3C— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) January 7, 2024
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