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Injured in the hip during his fatal second round against Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday, Rafael Nadal will miss six to eight weeks of competition, as he revealed himself on his Twitter account. The Spaniard suffers from a grade 2 injury in the psoas iliacus of his left leg. He is expected to miss Indian Wells and Miami to return for the clay court season.
The verdict is in for Rafael Nadal. And the main interested party communicated it himself Thursday on social networks. After his injury and his elimination in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, the Majorcan underwent examinations that revealed a muscular concern, specifically a grade 2 injury to the iliopsoas muscle (formerly called iliac psoas) of the left leg. “Normal recovery time” is estimated between “6 and 8 weeks”, he said.
The injury of the Majorcan is not insignificant, far from it. After three weeks of intensive training to get back to his best level, he is once again forced to leave the racket aside. “I am now resting and undergoing anti-inflammatory physiotherapy,” said the man with 22 Grand Slam titles. As a result, he will not be able to take part in the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai (27 February – 4 March) in just over a month.
UNCERTAIN FOR INDIAN WELLS OR MIAMI, BACK ON EARTH?
So when can Nadal expect to make his return to competition? That’s the big question. The Indian Wells Masters 1000 (March 8-19) is probably too soon too. Miami (March 22-April 2) seems like a more reasonable and attainable goal, given the nature of the injury.
But wouldn’t it be better for the Majorcan to skip the North American hard court tour, which is traumatic for his body, and prepare directly on clay? With the first Grand Slam of the year behind him, his next big goal is to win his 15th French Open and 23rd major in his career. A careful, progressive and long preparation is perhaps the best way to achieve this. Especially since her body has been sending her warning signals for the past year.
