Nadal withdrew from the Masters in Madrid. King of the earth – no clay in 2023

Legendary Spanish tennis player rafael nadal He said on Instagram that he will not be playing at the Clay Masters in Madrid (Spain) due to a left hip injury he received at the Australian Open 2023.

“I haven’t spoken to you directly for a long time. It’s been a rough few weeks and months.

As you know, I was injured in Australia. Initially, the recovery period was supposed to be 6-8 weeks. The truth is that the situation is not what we expected. All medical guidelines were completed, but for some reason the recovery was not as initially stated and we found ourselves in a difficult situation. Weeks passed and I had the illusion that I could play in the most important tournaments of my career, such as Monte Carlo, Barcelona, ​​Madrid, Roma, Roland Garros. I miss Monte Carlo and Barcelona. Unfortunately, he will not be able to play in Madrid.

My injury still hasn’t healed and I can’t play. I’m training, but a few days ago we decided to change course a bit, give it a different treatment and see if things get better, what we’re going to be. I can’t give a deadline because I would have told you everything if I knew, but I don’t know. Here is such a situation.

I also want to send a special hello to all the fans of Madrid and Spain because I will miss the two tournaments that will be held here at my home.

All that’s left for me is to try to maintain the right attitude all this time, try to give myself a chance to compete in some tournaments left in the dirt season and I have no choice but to work and be with the right mindset.

I hug everyone tight and I’ll let you know as soon as the news comes in. Thank you!”.

Note that Nadal has already missed the Masters in Monte Carlo and the ATP 500 in Barcelona. So far, Clay King has not played a single game on soil in 2023.