Rafael Nadal returned to Spain after winning the runner -up at Indian Wells Masters. Immediately, he visited the clinic of Dr. Angel Ruiz-Cotorro in Barcelona to check the injury situation.
“We have discovered the crack in the left leg of Rafael Nadal. He suffered pain in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters semi-final.
With this injury, Nadal will be absent in Monte Carlo and Barcelona Open Bancadell. His ability to play in Mutua Madrid Open and Rome Open was left open. Meanwhile, Roland Garros will take place from May 22.
Nadal shared after knowing the information about his pain: “I don't think I will be so serious. I am very sad because I am in very good form in the new season. But I always fight and try to overcome sad feelings to move forward in my career.
With 20 wins and 1 defeat with 3 titles from the beginning of the season, the Spaniard regained his position in the top 3 world in the ATP rankings. He currently has 7,115 points on the rankings, 90 points better than Zverev and inferior to the 2nd world rank player Daniil Medvedev 1,295 points. However, Nadal is likely to be far from Zverev in the near future, because the German player is the No. 2 seed of the Miami Masters will take place in late March.
On the ATP rankings, Novak Djokovic will maintain the world's No. 1 position after reclaiming Daniil Medvedev's hands last week. And the player who won the Indian Wells Taylor Fritz champion has risen to 13th in the world.
