The Spaniard had made a perfect start of season with twenty wins away, until his defeat in the final in Indian Wells.
Le Monde with AFP
The Spanish Rafael Nadal announced Tuesday that it would be absent for four to six weeks due to a last weekend injury during Indian Wells Masters 1000, which resulted in him. Miss the beginning of the season on clay.
Nadal, who said on Twitter suffering from a “ferry to a coast”, explained to have done a medical examination on his return to Spain, after feeling “the discomfort”, during the final of the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells, lost to the general surprise against the American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-6 (7/5).
The world number three, which holds the record of Victories in Grand Slam (21) for men since its coronation at the Australian Open at the end of January, could miss the masters 1000 of Monte- Carlo, scheduled for April 11 to 17, as well as the Barcelona Tournament (April 18-24).
He could come back to Madrid (2-8 May) and also dispute the 1000 masters of Rome (9-15 May) while his Fetish tournament of Roland-Garros where he won thirteen times, is scheduled for May 23rd on June 5th.
“It’s like a needle that is pressed”
“These are not good news and I did not expect it,” acknowledged the 35-year-old Majorkin, saying “collapsed and sad”. “I arrived at a very important part of the season with very good sensations and good results,” he insisted.
Nadal made a perfect start of season with twenty wins away, until his defeat in Indian Wells. He had complained, at the end of the meeting of pain at the left pectoral, appeared during his semifinal against his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.
“I hurt. I have trouble breathing. I do not know if it’s at the level of the ribs … when I breathe, when I move, it’s like a needle that is pressed. And It’s not just the pain, it affects my breath, “he said then in a press conference.
On Twitter, the world number three has, however, promised “to be patient and work hard” to recover from this injury. “I always have that spirit of combat and overwhelming,” he said.