Rafael Nadal has confirmed the deadlines for his recovery after carrying out a new series of tests on the area of his injury. The Spaniard injured his hamstring in his elimination match at the Australian Open.
Learn more about the return process Rafael Nadal after an injury in the psoas area of the iliac bone at the level of the left hip. Manacorí keeps the date fall between 6 and 8 weeks as discomfort plagued her match in the second round of the Australian Open against Mackenzie McDonald, where she bid farewell to the tournament. In purely sporting terms, it was also confirmed that Nadal dropped to only sixth in the ATP rankings despite his poor performance at Melbourne Park.
The Spanish player himself and the world number one before the first Grand Slam tournament of the season has released this new review of his injuries and defines the next steps. «Today I’ve been to the Tecknon Tennis Clinic in Barcelona, where some tests have been done. Melbourne results have been confirmed and deadlines remain unchanged. Established the following treatments and after 3 weeks they will do new tests to see progress«.
Season of treatment
2023 could be a defining year in Nadal’s career, considering that after an excellent previous season in terms of results, now many important points must be defendedespecially in the first semester. After a failed move in Melbourne, Rafa will have to defend 500 more points from his title in Acapulco, which he is unlikely to achieve given his recovery time.
The next few months are important because soon it will have to answer Indian Wells finalquarterfinals in Madrid and above all Roland Garros title and Wimbledon semi-finals. We will have to see how the Spaniard measures up in the numbers for the second part of the year, where he no longer has so much pressure and is only defending his fourth round at the US Open.
