Rafael Nadal has stress fracture of the ribs, ruling him out of tennis for up to six weeks
Rafael Nadal has suffered a stress fracture in his ribs and will be out for up to six weeks, the Spaniard's team said on Tuesday.
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Nadal out for up to 6 weeks with stress fracture in rib
Rafael Nadal has suffered a stress fracture in his rib and will be out for up to six weeks, the Spaniard's team said on Tuesday (Mar 22).
Rafael Nadal out for up to six weeks with stress fracture in rib
Nadal, the winner of 21 Grand Slam singles titles, complained of a chest issue during his run to the final of the ATP 1000 event in Indian Wells, California last week. Upon his arrival in Spain on Tuesday, Nadal visited his medical team in Barcelona for tests which revealed "a stress fracture of the third left costal arch". "This is not good news and I did not expect this," Nadal said in a statement sent by his team.
Nadal out for up to six weeks with stress fracture in rib
Rafa Nadal has suffered a stress fracture in his rib and will be out for up to six weeks, the Spaniard's team said on Tuesday.
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