![]() ![]() "We wish Rafa continued healing, and hope to see him back at the BNP Paribas Open next year," Indian Wells tournament director Tommy Haas said in a statement.Īt the Australian Open, top seed Nadal tweaked his left hip while running for a backhand in the second set at Rod Laver Arena, and after inspection from a trainer when trailing 6-4 5-3, he went off-court for a medical time-out. Nadal has reached the Miami final five times but has never won the title and has not competed there since 2017. The 36-year-old Spaniard is a three-times champion at Indian Wells having triumphed in 2007, 20. Nadal lost in straight sets to Taylor Fritz in last year's Indian Wells final and then skipped the Miami Open so that he could focus on his claycourt preparation. ![]() "I'll miss all my US fans but I hope to see them later this year during the summer swing." Very sad not to be there," read a message posted on Nadal's Twitter account. "I am sad that I won't be able to compete at Indian Wells nor Miami. ![]() The 22-times Grand Slam champion, who has not competed since his Australian Open title defence ended in a second-round loss during which he aggravated a hip problem, said he had started rehab and physiotherapy as instructed by doctors. Rafa Nadal said on Tuesday he had decided to withdraw from two upcoming Masters 1000 hardcourt events in Indian Wells and Miami due to injury. ![]()
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