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Nadal skipped tournaments at Indian Wells,
Miami and Monte Carlo as well as the current Barcelona Open
after suffering the injury that effectively ended his Melbourne
Park title defence as he fell to a second-round defeat by
Mackenzie McDonald.
"Initially it had to be a six to eight week recovery period and
we are now on fourteen," Nadal said in a video published on his
social media accounts.
"The reality is that the situation is not what we would have
expected. All medical indications have been followed, but
somehow the evolution has not been what they initially told us
and we find ourselves in a difficult situation.
"The weeks are passing and I had the desire of being able to
play in tournaments that are the most important in my career
such as Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros and
for the moment I have missed Monte Carlo and Barcelona. I will
not be able to be in Madrid unfortunately."
While the Spaniard, a 14-times French Open champion who has
dominated the clay court season for years, still hopes to be
fully fit for the Grand Slam starting in May, his statement is
not optimistic.
"The injury still hasn't healed and I can't work out what I need
to compete," Nadal said.
"I was training, but a few days ago we decided to change course
a bit, do another treatment and see if things improve to try to
get to what comes next.
"I can't give deadlines because if I knew I would tell you but I
don't know. This is how things are now."
(Reporting by Fernando Kallas)
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