Spanish tennis great uncertain over his return to action as he recovers from rib injury
\n BARCELONA
\nRafa Nadal is still uncertain when he can return to competitive tennis after withdrawing from this month\u2019s ATP event in Barcelona as he recovers from a rib injury, his team told Reuters on Tuesday.
\nThe Spaniard, who has won 21 Grand Slam singles titles, was ruled out last month for up to six weeks with a stress fracture in his rib.
\nThe 35-year-old has withdrawn from this month\u2019s Barcelona Open. \u201cRafa has just been withdrawn from the entry list in Barcelona,\u201d the team said in a statement sent to Reuters. \u201cWe don\u2019t know yet when he will be at his first tournament on clay this year. Hopefully, soon.\u201d
\nNadal complained of a chest issue during his run to the final of the ATP 1000 event in Indian Wells, California last month.
\nTests in Barcelona revealed \u201ca stress fracture of the third left costal arch\u201d.
\nMadrid and Rome host ATP Masters 1000 events next month and Nadal would be hoping to participate to get matches under his belt before the May 22-June 5 French Open, which he has won a record 13 times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spanish tennis great uncertain over his return to action as he recovers from rib injury BARCELONA Rafa Nadal is still uncertain when he can return to competitive tennis after withdrawing from this month\u2019s ATP event in Barcelona as he recovers from a rib injury, his team told Reuters on Tuesday. The Spaniard, who has won […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5877,5279,5876],"class_list":{"0":"post-254687","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-barcelona-open","10":"tag-spanish-tennis"},"yoast_head":"\n