The 36-year-old announced this on social media on Thursday. Accordingly, the MRI scan revealed second-degree damage to the iliopsoas muscle in his left leg. The muscle is the strongest and most important muscle for hip flexion.
“He will recover once back in Spain and start anti-inflammatory physiotherapy”, Nadal’s team said in a statement. The Mallorcan, seeded number one, injured himself in a long step in his three-set defeat against the American Mackenzie McDonald in Melbourne on Wednesday – and then left his future open.
be it “tiring and frustrating”that “a large part” his career consists of fighting back from injuries, Nadal said immediately after the game. He absolutely must avoid a longer break, otherwise it would be difficult, said the record winner of 22 Grand Slam tournaments. After the diagnosis that has now been made, nothing stands in the way of a start at the French Open if the healing process is appropriate. Nadal’s favorite tournament, which he has already won 14 times, is scheduled from May 28th to June 11th.
Nadal: “I am frustrated”
Ruud eliminated
The Norwegian Casper Ruud was beaten in four sets by the American Jenson Brooksby in his second round match in Melbourne on Thursday. With a final in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, Ruud could have taken the lead in the world rankings for the first time. The current number three in the ranking is now denied this.
Ruud fell behind from the start against Brooksby, who had already reached the semi-finals of the pre-season tournament in Auckland the previous week. The outsider already had three match points on his own serve in the third set. In the end he won 6:3,7:5,6:7(4),6:2. Ruud has never advanced further than the round of 16 at the Australian Open. The 24-year-old last year’s finalist at the French Open and the Australian Open has to wait for his first Grand Slam title.
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