Nadal will miss the Barcelona Open

Rafael Nadal has yet to begin racket training, according to a member of his squad, who added that the world No. 4 will “logically” miss the Barcelona tournament next week.

“His ribs are still bothering him, and he’ll be out for four to six weeks, as predicted when his injury was reported.” We’ve reached three, so he won’t be able to play in Barcelona,” a source close to Nadal told AFP.

“He goes to the gym, but not in a way that hurts him, therefore he certainly doesn’t use the racket.”

After losing his first match of the year to Taylor Fritz in Indian Wells, Nadal is back on track.