By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday February 28, 2023
Rafael Nadal will miss this 12 months’s BNP Paribas Open as he continues to rehab from the grade 2 hip flexor damage that he suffered on the Australian Open.
After finishing checks in January, Nadal gave a 6-8 week timeline for restoration, which instantly made Indian Wells a longshot.
Three-time BNP Paribas Open Champion Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from the 2023 event on account of damage.
“We want Rafa continued therapeutic, and hope to see him again on the BNP Paribas Open subsequent 12 months,” mentioned Event Director Tommy Haas. pic.twitter.com/6TdzOT6qY9
— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) February 28, 2023
Nadal not too long ago took to coaching on clay at his academy, which is an indication that tough courtroom tennis just isn’t within the playing cards this spring and likewise a sign that he’s feeling higher and decided to make his return on the clay.
Rafael Nadal again at apply on… CLAY.
A clue about his presence at Indian Wells and Miami?
(through @Nadal_Fr) pic.twitter.com/A1Quviawjo
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) February 28, 2023
The 36-year-old has struggled with accidents for the final 52 weeks, struggling accidents to his rib, his belly and his hip. He’s 1-3 on the season, and fell to American Mackenzie McDonald within the second spherical of the Australian Open whereas struggling to maneuver as a result of aforementioned hip flexor damage.
Since his spherical of 16 encounter with Frances Tiafoe on the US Open, Nadal has misplaced 7 of 9 matches. His document run of 910 consecutive weeks contained in the High 10 might be in jeopardy as his factors from reaching the Indian Wells closing come off on March 20.
