The Spaniard, who had not played a singles match for 349 days prior to his opening win over Dominic Thiem, said the result was 'good news' but he was 'not ready to compete at the maximum level'.
Nadal said a scan had shown a micro tear on a muscle but not in the same area as his previous long-term injury.
Nadal, 37, made his long-awaited return after almost a year out with injury this week, winning his first two matches in Brisbane in straight sets.īut he was injured in his quarter-final loss to Jordan Thompson on Friday. Rafael Nadal will miss the Australian Open and instead return to Spain for treatment on a hip injury he sustained at the Brisbane International.
