Just In: Nadal out of Indian Wells, Miami Masters - Risingsuntv

World number two Rafael Nadal announced his
withdrawal from this month’s ATP Masters events in
Miami and Indian Wells on Friday, citing a leg injury which
forced him to pull out the Mexican Open.
Nadal said in a statement on Facebook the injury which
flared in Acapulco this week was in the same area as the
hip problem that led to his exit from the Australian Open
in January.













“I won’t be able to play in Miami or Indian Wells as I need
to recover,” Nadal said.
“It was very painful to retire from Acapulco and it’s very
hard as well to not play in the USA. I will miss you and I
will do everything that’s possible to be back there in
2019.”
The 31-year-old 16-time Grand Slam winner had been left
distraught on Tuesday after suddenly pulling out of
Acapulco just hours before his opening match.
It marked the sixth tournament in a row that Nadal has
pulled out of or retired from — Basel, Paris, the London
ATP Tour Finals, Brisbane, Australian Open and Acapulco.














Nadal, who turns 32 in June, ended 2017 as the oldest
year-end world number one in the 45-year history of the
ATP rankings.
However, he lost the top ranking to old rival Roger Federer
last month.
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