BARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal has undergone surgical procedure to deal with ache and acquire mobility in his proper hand, the retired tennis nice stated on Friday.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who performs left-handed, stated in an X put up that he had been coping with the difficulty “for a very long time.”
Nadal accompanied the social media put up with a photograph of himself together with his proper arm bandaged and in a sling. He additionally quipped that he “received’t have the ability to play the Australian Open,” the primary main of subsequent 12 months.
The surgical procedure was “aimed toward relieving ache and restoring mobility” of the joint on the base of his proper thumb, based on a separate assertion from Nadal’s consultant. The operation was carried out at a non-public well being clinic in Barcelona.
The 39-year-old Nadal retired from tennis in November 2024, lastly abandoning hope that he might lengthen his immensely profitable profession after taking part in via varied accidents.
In Might, Nadal stated at a ceremony to have fun his file 14 French Open titles in Paris that he hadn’t touched a racket within the six months following his final skilled match, a loss with Spain on the Davis Cup 13 months in the past.
Final month, video circulated of him hitting balls with professional participant Alexandra Eala at Nadal’s academy on his dwelling island of Mallorca.
