Rafael Nadal dropped out of the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami

The uncertainty about the return of Rafael Nadal (No. 8 in the ATP ranking) to the competition increases with the passing of the days. The latest news comes from the Californian desert with the confirmation of his withdrawal within the first Masters 1000 of the year: Indian Wells.The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal confirmed on Tuesday that he will not be present at the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells and Miami due to an injury that drags from the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season. “I’m sad not to be able to compete in Indian Wells and Miami. It makes me very sad not to be there. I will miss all my American fans, but I hope to see them later this year during the summer tour,” Nadal wrote on his Twitter account.The Spaniard, ranked eighth in the ATP ranking, suffered a grade 2 injury in the Psoas Iliaco of his left leg that was confirmed after his fall in the second round of the Australian Open at the hands of American Mackenzie McDonald. Miami, everything seems to indicate that the winner of 22 Grand Slam tournaments will focus on returning to the circuit for the European brick dust tour, where he has excelled for several years.

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