Rafael Nadal.Photo: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via GettyRafael Nadalwill be sidelined with a rib fracture for six weeks as the French Open quickly approaches.Thetennis player, 35, revealed the injury onTwitteron Tuesday in a series of messages written in Spanish and loosely translated.“Hello everyone, I wanted to announce that I have returned to Spain,” he wrote. “And I immediately went to visit my medical team to do the tests after the Indian Wells final that I played with discomfort.“He added, “As it turns out, I have a stress crack in one of my ribs and will be out for four to six weeks. This is not good news and I did not expect this. I’m devastated and sad because it comes after a great start to the season.“Nadal explained the injury comes at “a very important part of the season” with the French Open in May.“I’ve always had this fighting spirit and what I’ll do is be patient and work hard after recovering,” he wrote.He received medical attention during his semifinal win over Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and experienced pain and breathing issues during his loss to Taylor Fritz during the final on Sunday at Indian Wells, according toYahoo! Sports.Nadal had previously announced that he would not play in the Miami Open which started on Monday,ESPNreported.TPN/Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.The 21-time Grand Slam winner is now expected to also miss the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open. He may also need to skip the Madrid Open next month depending on his recovery.Nadal will attempt to win a 14th French Open title after losing toNovak Djokovicin the semifinals of last year’s tournament.In January, he won arecord-breaking 21st Grand Slam titleat theAustralian Open. He also won another title at Acapulco in February and extended his winning streak to 20 matches before his defeat in the Indian Wells final.
Rafael Nadal.Photo: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Rafael Nadalwill be sidelined with a rib fracture for six weeks as the French Open quickly approaches.Thetennis player, 35, revealed the injury onTwitteron Tuesday in a series of messages written in Spanish and loosely translated.“Hello everyone, I wanted to announce that I have returned to Spain,” he wrote. “And I immediately went to visit my medical team to do the tests after the Indian Wells final that I played with discomfort.“He added, “As it turns out, I have a stress crack in one of my ribs and will be out for four to six weeks. This is not good news and I did not expect this. I’m devastated and sad because it comes after a great start to the season.“Nadal explained the injury comes at “a very important part of the season” with the French Open in May.“I’ve always had this fighting spirit and what I’ll do is be patient and work hard after recovering,” he wrote.He received medical attention during his semifinal win over Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and experienced pain and breathing issues during his loss to Taylor Fritz during the final on Sunday at Indian Wells, according toYahoo! Sports.Nadal had previously announced that he would not play in the Miami Open which started on Monday,ESPNreported.TPN/Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.The 21-time Grand Slam winner is now expected to also miss the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open. He may also need to skip the Madrid Open next month depending on his recovery.Nadal will attempt to win a 14th French Open title after losing toNovak Djokovicin the semifinals of last year’s tournament.In January, he won arecord-breaking 21st Grand Slam titleat theAustralian Open. He also won another title at Acapulco in February and extended his winning streak to 20 matches before his defeat in the Indian Wells final.
Rafael Nadalwill be sidelined with a rib fracture for six weeks as the French Open quickly approaches.
Thetennis player, 35, revealed the injury onTwitteron Tuesday in a series of messages written in Spanish and loosely translated.
“Hello everyone, I wanted to announce that I have returned to Spain,” he wrote. “And I immediately went to visit my medical team to do the tests after the Indian Wells final that I played with discomfort.”
He added, “As it turns out, I have a stress crack in one of my ribs and will be out for four to six weeks. This is not good news and I did not expect this. I’m devastated and sad because it comes after a great start to the season.”
Nadal explained the injury comes at “a very important part of the season” with the French Open in May.
“I’ve always had this fighting spirit and what I’ll do is be patient and work hard after recovering,” he wrote.
He received medical attention during his semifinal win over Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and experienced pain and breathing issues during his loss to Taylor Fritz during the final on Sunday at Indian Wells, according toYahoo! Sports.
Nadal had previously announced that he would not play in the Miami Open which started on Monday,ESPNreported.
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The 21-time Grand Slam winner is now expected to also miss the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open. He may also need to skip the Madrid Open next month depending on his recovery.
Nadal will attempt to win a 14th French Open title after losing toNovak Djokovicin the semifinals of last year’s tournament.
In January, he won arecord-breaking 21st Grand Slam titleat theAustralian Open. He also won another title at Acapulco in February and extended his winning streak to 20 matches before his defeat in the Indian Wells final.
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