• Injury.Nadal causes casualty in Rotterdam and endangers world number two

A day after announcing that he will not compete in Rotterdam, Rafa Nadal has revealed that he will not play the tournament in Acapulco (Mexico), of which he is the current champion, due to the discomfort he has dragged on his back since his Australian tour.

"I am very sorry not to participate in Acapulco 2021. It is a difficult year for everyone and in my current state of health, with a back ailment, it makes it impossible to make such a long trip," says Nadal on social networks about his absence from the tournament Mexican, scheduled for March 15-20.

"I love Acapulco, where I have played for the last 4 years, but this year it has not been possible. Hopefully in 2022," adds the Spaniard.

For the same reason, on Thursday Nadal resigned from the Rotterdam tournament: "As many of my fans know, in Australia I had some back problems. These problems started in Adelaide and continued in Melbourne. Temporarily, we found a solution that allowed me to play. no pain the second week of the Australian Open. "

Nadal said Thursday that upon his arrival in Spain he visited his doctor and, along with his team, decided "not to play this next week" in the Dutch tournament.

The Mallorcan player, who lost in the quarterfinals of the first Grand Slam of the year to Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, would yield second place in the ATP rankings if Russian Daniil Medvedev reaches the final of the Dutch tournament.

The next objective of the Spanish was going to be Acapulco, but he will not be in Mexico either.

Then the Miami Masters 1,000

, one of the few tournaments that remain to be added to his record,

is planned in his plan

.

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