MADRID (AFP) – Rafael Nadal mentioned on Tuesday he can be out of motion for between 4 and 6 weeks with a stress fracture of the rib.

“This is not good news and I did not expect this,” tweeted Nadal, who will miss the beginning of the claycourt season.

The 35-year-old Spaniard might be dominated out of the Monte Carlo and Barcelona tournaments though he may doubtlessly return for the Madrid Masters on May 1-8.

His most important focus might be on being match for the French Open which begins on May 22. Nadal has gained the title at Roland Garros 13 instances.

The damage occurred on Saturday throughout the semi-final of the Indian Wells Masters.

Nadal went on to lose to American Taylor Fritz within the Indian Wells last on Sunday, ending his excellent 20-0 run to begin 2022 which had included profitable the Australian Open title.

He required remedy twice throughout the defeat to Fritz.

Nadal tweeted that he had undergone medical checks on his return to Spain.

“As it turns out, I have a stress fracture in one of my ribs and will be out for 4 to 6 weeks,” Nadal mentioned.

Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev in an epic last in Mebourne after Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia over his Covid vaccination standing.

That victory gave him a males’s file twenty first Grand Slam title, transferring him out of a tie with Djokovic and Roger Federer.