A 22-time Major winner left that setback behind before experiencing another, feeling the pain in his abdominal muscle like at Wimbledon 2022. Not risking anything, Nadal stayed away from Doha ...

Speaking ahead of his return to the Madrid Open, Nadal said he is still not 100 percent, recovering from a muscle injury that has troubled him since his return to action from a long layoff earlier ...

Prior to that, the 22-time Grand Slam champion missed nearly all of the 2023 season due to a hip injury, with Nadal undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his psoas muscle last June. While he has been ...

He repeatedly dealt with, and frequently overcame, various injury issues over the years, and his 2023 and 2024 seasons were ...

A small muscle tear—a microstrain in his left leg during his match against Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane tournament, his first event of 2024—was yet another setback for Rafael Nadal.

Nadal repeatedly dealt with, and frequently overcame, various injury issues over the years, and his 2023 and 2024 seasons were both limited because of hip and abdominal muscle problems.

Djokovic, who suffered a leg muscle tear in his quarter-final win ... only the second male player in the Open Era after Rafael Nadal to both win and lose a Grand Slam semi-final match by retirement.

Why is Nadal retiring now? The biggest reason he is ready to move on is that he has been bothered by a series of injuries, including a painful foot, abdominal muscle problems and a hip issue that ...

Before Brisbane, Nadal had not played since sustaining a hip psoas muscle injury at the 2023 Australian Open. The 37-year-old subsequently withdrew from the 2024 Australian Open, and has since ...