The Spaniard will not appear in Melbourne due to a micro-rupture of the muscle, which will keep him out of action for some time. He was lucky, because the injury is far less serious than the one he suffered at the start of last season. Spanish “Ace” writes that Nadal’s new injury can be repaired in just a week, which means that Rafa did not have to completely cancel the performance at the first Grand Slam of the year.

Nadal, however, because of all the problems he had in the past period, did not want to take any risks, so he decided to completely withdraw from the Australian Open.