Rafael Nadal expected to miss five more months after surgery on his left hipBy Eleanor Crooks, PA Tennis Correspondent, ParisRafael Nadal is expected to be out for five more months following surgery on his left hip. The 22-time grand slam champion underwent the procedure on Friday evening at a clinic in Barcelona. The Spaniard, who turned 37 on Saturday, suffered the injury at the Australian Open in January and had expected to only be out for six to eight weeks. But repeated efforts to rehabilitate it did not work and last month Nadal announced he would miss the French Open for the first time since 2004. He said last month he envisaged next year being a farewell tour after repeated injury troubles, with Nadal hoping to play at the tournaments that have meant the most to him.

Source: Irish Independent June 03, 2023 15:34 UTC