The 35-year-old was combating damage coming into Sunday’s last and was seen wincing all through the match, commonly touching the left facet of his torso.
Nadal got here into the ultimate on a 20-match successful streak — his greatest ever begin to a season — that included his record-breaking twenty first grand slam victory on the Australian Open.
“Hey everybody, I needed to announce that I’ve come again to Spain and instantly went to see my medical staff so they might run some assessments after the Indian Wells last, which I performed harm,” wrote Nadal.
“Ultimately, it seems I’ve a stress fracture on certainly one of my ribs and I shall be out between 4 and 6 weeks. This is not excellent news and I did not anticipate this. I am down and unhappy about this due to the unbelievable begin to the 12 months I had.
“A vital time of 12 months was developing with a number of good emotions and good outcomes. However properly, I’ve all the time had that combating spirit and of overcoming issues and what I’ll do is have endurance and work exhausting after my restoration. As soon as once more thanks all for the help,” added Nadal.
Nadal is more likely to miss the Monte Carlo Masters subsequent month and the Barcelona Open the next week on April 18.
The Spaniard shall be eying a return to the court docket forward of the second grand slam of the 12 months, the French Open, which begins in Paris on Might 22.
Nadal, who’s a 13-time champion at Roland Garros, shall be bidding to win again the title from defending champion Novak Djokovic.
