Rafael Nadal has finally disappearing tennis.
And in a devastating move for eager Australian Open fans, Nadal admitted he was set to fly back home to Spain and rest-up ahead of his next tournament. There is no indication of when the next time Nadal will play tennis, but the Spaniard hinted he was always building-up to the French Open.
“I have worked very hard during the year for this comeback and as I always mentioned my goal is to be at my best level in three months,” he wrote. “Within the sad news for me for not being able to play in front of the amazing Melbourne crowds, this is not very bad news and we all remain positive with the evolution for the season.