MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number two Rafa Nadal has pulled out of Spain’s opening ATP Cup tie in Melbourne against Australia with a lower back problem, the 20-times Grand Slam winner said on Tuesday.
“Hi all, we have decided with #TeamSpain and my team, to not play today the first match of the @ATPCup here in #Melbourne since I have a stiff low back,” Nadal said on Twitter. “Hopefully I’ll be better for Thursday.”
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Kim Coghill)
