“All I can say is that breathing is hard for me. I don't know, when I try to breathe it's painful and very uncomfortable,” Rafael Nadal surprised at the press conference after his defeat to Taylor Fritz 6-3 and 7-6 (7-5) in the final of the Indian Wells. “I don't know if it's something in the ribs, I don't know yet. When I breathe and when I move, it's like I have a needle in it all the time. It makes me feel a little dizzy because it's painful,” he added in statements that put the tennis world on alert.
This Tuesday, two days after that announcement, the Spanish tennis player spoke out again on the subject through a statement he shared on his social networks, where he confirmed that he will be on leave between 4 and 6 weeks since the diagnosis confirmed that he has a fissure in one of his ribs.
“Hello everyone, I wanted to announce that I have returned to Spain and immediately went to visit my medical team to do the tests after the Indian Wells final that I played with discomfort,” explained the current number three of the ATP ranking. “In the end it turns out that I have a stress crack in one of my ribs and I will be out between 4 and 6 weeks. It's not good news and I didn't expect this. I am sunk and sad after the start of the season that I had so good”, continued Nadal. The Spaniard considered that “he reached a very important part of the year with very good feelings and good results”.
“But hey, I've always had that spirit of struggle and improvement and what I will do is have patience and work hard after my recovery. Once again thank everyone for their support,” said the Spanish athlete through his official Twitter account.
The injury occurred in the third left costal arc, during the semifinal match he played against compatriot Carlos Alcaráz last Saturday.
“After carrying out the relevant MRI and CT tests, Don Rafael Nadal Parera presents a stress crack of the third left costal arch,” said his doctor Ángel Ruiz-Cotorro.
After falling in the Indian Wells final and returning to the world tennis podium (below Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev), the Manacori was to start preparing for the best way to reach the most important tournament of his sports career: Roland Garros. However, with the recovery deadlines he detailed, the Spaniard raises a question as to whether he will be able to compete in the second Grand Slam of the year, which will begin next May 22.
If the six weeks of rehabilitation are completed in a timely manner, Rafael Nadal could return to action on May 3 after more than a month of inactivity. However, true to his fierce style and with what he recently demonstrated by winning the Australian Open, the doors of the Parisian event are far from being closed.
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