Rafa Nadal said he would plot a path back to the tour once he has a firm prognosis for the troubling hip problem that cut short his Australian Open, while conceding the growing weight of injuries was taking a heavy toll.
Nadal's title defence ended bitterly on Wednesday as he slumped to an injury-hampered 6-4 6-4 7-5 second round defeat by Mackenzie McDonald at Rod Laver Arena, the latest chapter in a long history of fitness problems at Melbourne Park.
Though Nadal has won only two matches since the US Open in September, the 36-year-old found positives from his trip to Australia. “It's not only the recovery. It's all the amount of work that you need to put together to come back at a decent level.”
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