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PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal's injury-plagued season is all but over after the Spaniard underwent surgery on a hip muscle which will keep him out of action for an estimated five months, his representative said on Saturday. The 14-times French Open champion, who has won a men's joint-record 22 majors, has been out of action since January after hurting his hip flexor in a second-round defeat by Mackenzie McDonald at the Australian Open. "Rafa will begin his progressive functional rehabilitation in a few hours," Nadal's representative Benito Perez-Barbadillo said in a statement. "The normal recovery process is estimated at five months, always taking into account respecting the biological times of said structure." Nadal marked his 37th birthday in hospital on Saturday, rather than at the French Open, where his presence has been hugely missed by fans at Roland Garros this year. Nadal has also said that 2024 is likely to be his last year as a professional player and his doctor Angel Ruiz-Cotorro told Reuters on the sidelines of the Grand Slam that he expected the former world number to make a comeback. "I expect Rafa will recover perfectly in the time necessary or maybe even less," Ruiz-Cotorro said. "It will depend on the evolution. There are different processes in this injury. "First of all it's a little rest but we will begin some rehabilitation and after six weeks we will see what happens... and then obviously he'll start playing tennis very slowly." Nadal was init...

The 22-time major singles champion Rafael Nadal has suffered yet another setback in his long-awaited return to tennis. Fans have eagerly anticipated the return of the 36-year-old, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest sportspeople of all time. Nadal has won the French Open 14 times, making him by far the most successful men's singles competitor in the history of the tournament. Will Nadal look to extend his dominance at Roland Garros this May? Here’s what we know about the Spanish superstar's status. MORE: Rafael Nadal injury update In a press conference 10 days before the start of the 2023 French Open, Nadal described it as "impossible" for him to take part in the latest edition of the tournament. "I didn't make the decision," he added. "My body made the decision." BREAKING: Rafa Nadal’s last season may be in 2024, but he can’t say 100%. “My ambition is to try to stop to give myself an opportunity to enjoy next year. It’s probably gonna be my last year on the tour. I can’t say 100%.” A true matador with a relentless heart. Nadal explained he had been battling a hip problem after he was eliminated from the Australian Open in January by Mackenzie McDonald. The initial prognosis was six to eight weeks, with Nadal expected to return for the clay-court season in preparation for Roland Garros; unfortunately, this has not been the case. Nadal has not stepped on a court since January, missing his beloved Monte Carlo, Barcelona, and Madrid tournaments. In a social media in...

About our Rafael Nadal news Latest news on Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis player whose incredible haul of Grand Slam titles mark him out as one of the greatest to ever play the game. Rafael Nadal is a Spanish tennis player whose incredible haul of Grand Slam titles mark him out as one of the greatest to ever play the game. Nadal was born on 3 June 1986 in Mallorca, Spain. He became world number one tennis player for the first time in 2008 and won Olympic gold that year in Beijing. In 2010, Nadal completed a career grand slam, winning the US Open to add to the French, Australian and Wimbledon titles he had already claimed. Nadal is famed for his remarkable dominance on clay courts. Between 2005 and 2022, Nadal won an astonishing 14 French Open grand slam titles at Roland Garros, losing just four times in 17 years. NewsNow aims to be the world’s most accurate and comprehensive Rafael Nadal news aggregator, bringing you the latest headlines automatically and continuously 24/7. N.B. Relevance is automatically assessed so some headlines not qualifying as Rafael Nadal news might appear - please feel free to contact us regarding any persistent issues.

"I didn't make the decision, my body made the decision. To play Roland Garros is impossible," he said. "Next year will probably be my last year. That is my idea. If I keep going now I won't be able to make it happen." Nadal holds the joint record number of men's major triumphs alongside Serbia's Novak Djokovic. He has won 70 other ATP titles and spent 209 weeks at world number one - the sixth longest amount of time in ATP history. Known as the 'King of Clay', Nadal has won 112 of his 115 matches at the French Open. However, the Majorcan left-hander has not played since sustaining the hip problem at the Australian Open in January. Nadal has been practising in recent weeks, but was not fit enough to play a tournament in the run-up to Roland Garros. The French Open starts in Paris on 28 May and runs until 11 June. • Why Nadal's French Open absence so hard to imagine "I was working as much as possible every single day for the past four months and they have been difficult because we were not been able to find the solution to the problems I had in Australia," he added. "I'm still in the position where I am not able to feel ready to compete at the standards I need to be to play at Roland Garros. "I am not the guy who will be at Roland Garros just to try to be there and in a position where I don't like to be." Nadal said he needs to stop playing for the foreseeable future in order to make a full recovery and complete a planned farewell season in 2024. His participation at this yea...

Play begins at Roland Garros in Paris on May 28. Nadal has a career record of 112-3 across 18 appearances at the French Open, a level of dominance unmatched by any man or woman at any Grand Slam event in the long annals of a sport that dates to the 1800s. When Nadal won the trophy last year at age 36 while dealing with chronic foot pain, he became the oldest champion in tournament history. Rafael Nadal speaks Thursday at his tennis academy in Mallorca, Spain. Francisco Ubilla / AP Nadal’s birthday is June 3, when ordinarily he might have been playing his third-round match in Court Philippe Chatrier. Instead, he will be out of action, just as he has been for most of this season. The Spaniard hasn’t competed anywhere since he lost to Mackie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open on Jan. 18, when his movement clearly was restricted by a bothersome left hip flexor. That was Nadal’s earliest Grand Slam exit since 2016. An MRI exam the next day revealed the extent of the injury, and his manager said at the time that Nadal was expected to need up to two months to fully recover. He initially aimed to return at the Monte Carlo Masters in March on his beloved red clay, but he wasn’t able to play there, then subsequently sat out tournament after tournament, decreasing the likelihood that he would be fully fit in time for the French Open.