2023-06-12 22:00:49
Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is expected to be out for around five months following hip surgery. He announced this on his 37th birthday on Saturday via Twitter. The 22-time Grand Slam tournament winner had surgery on his injured left hip flexor in Barcelona on Friday regarding two weeks following his cancellation for the French Open. The procedure went well, and an injury to the articular lip had also been repaired, he said.
He will start rehabilitation immediately, the normal recovery process is five months, “if everything goes well,” he wrote, thanking everyone for their good wishes. «Today also on my birthday. Not in the desired and dreamed place, but THANK YOU anyway.»
He wants to end his career next year and once once more compete in the tournaments that mean the most to him. With the forecast downtime, participation in the Australian Open, which he has won twice, in January 2024 would not be ruled out. (dpa)
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