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Major miss due to micro tear!
Updated On: 08 January, 2024 07:30 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
Spaniard Rafael Nadal pulls out of year’s first Grand Slam, Australian Open, citing minor muscle problem
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Rafael Nadal during a press conference after his loss to Jordan Thompson in Brisbane last week. Pic/AFP
Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal on Sunday pulled out of the Australian Open with a “micro tear on a muscle” barely a week after making his comeback from a year-long injury absence, but said he remained positive. The 37-year-old had been out of the game since injuring his hip at the 2023 Australian Open, undergoing surgery before making his return at the Brisbane International.
He won his opening two matches in straight sets and looked in good touch, but needed a medical timeout towards the end of his quarter-final loss to Australia’s Jordan Thompson after feeling pain in his upper left thigh. “During my last match in Brisbane I had a small problem on a muscle that as you know made me worried,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Once I got to Melbourne I have had the chance to make an MRI and I have micro tear on a muscle, not in the same part where I had the injury and that’s good news.
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