IMAGE: 2024 will probably be Rafael Nadal’s final yr on the skilled circuit. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Holder Rafael Nadal, who has missed the French Open this yr due to damage, is present process surgery on his hip muscle, the Spaniard’s consultant stated on Friday.
The 14-time winner in Paris, who has received a males’s joint-record 22 majors, has been out of motion since January after hurting his hip flexor in his second-round match on the Australian Open.
His consultant Benito Perez-Barbadillo stated the outcomes of the surgery have been anticipated on Saturday.
The 36-year-old Nadal has stated 2024 is probably going to be his final yr as knowledgeable participant.
He was initially set to miss up to eight weeks however skipped claycourt tournaments in Madrid and Rome to construct his health after being dominated out of occasions at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Barcelona earlier this season.
In March, Nadal fell out of the highest 10 on the earth rankings for the primary time since 2005 and is at the moment fifteenth.