Nadal out of Dubai Tennis Championships and Qatar Open 2023
Also withdrawing from the Dubai event (February 27 to March 4) is Marin Cilic
Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar OpenRafael Nadal has pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open.
Rafael Nadal, who was set to take part in the Dubai Tennis Championships after 15 years, has pulled out of the ATP 500 tournament. He is still tending to the hip injury he picked up at the Australian Open last month.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion's withdrawal comes as no surprise. He had made it abundantly clear in recent days that the original recovery period for the Grade 2 injury (6-8 weeks) did not change even after a second consultation with his medical team.
Also withdrawing from the Dubai event (February 27 to March 4) is Marin Cilic. Cilic had to skip the Australian Open as well due to a knee injury he picked up during his time in India for the Tata Open Maharashtra at the start of the year.
Nadal, who was defending 500 ranking points from the Mexican Open (which takes place at the same time as Dubai), will now lose all of them, sending him tumbling down the rankings.
