The Spaniard will not be in the second Masters 1000 of the season, as he explained a few days ago in his roadmap to follow. Nadal is absent for the Miami Open and in this way after Indian Wells he will take a more than deserved break.
A few hours after the debut of Reef Nadal In the first Masters 1000 of the season, Indian Wells, the Spaniard has left the players who will participate in the Miami Open. This will be the second Masters 1000 of the season, without a break, and that is why Rafa has decided that he must manage the calendar in the best possible way, with the aim that injuries continue to respect him. At the moment Nadal is going through the best start to the season since he started being a professional. He has played three hard court tournaments (Melbourne, Open Australia y Acapulco). In all of them he has been champion, adding fifteen consecutive wins and three more titles to his record.
There were many unknowns surrounding Rafa Nadal at the start of the season, but he has been dispelling all of them. Nadal already explained that Miami was not among the plans on his calendar and that after Indian Wells he was going to take a break. After the tournament that he plays in the Californian desert he will recover his strength and will begin to look at the clay tour, in which he will once again be the favorite for everything.
Nadal’s numbers at the Masters 1000 Miami
One of those important tournaments that Nadal resists is the Miami Open. In this Masters 1000 he has a balance of 40 wins for 12 losses, although he has not managed to add any title. The last time he participated was in 2017. In that edition he reached the final but ended up losing to Federer. He has also played in four other finals, but in none of them did he end up lifting the trophy. This time Nadal will not be here to try to fight for the title and it will be a delicate loss for the tournament.
