Rafael Nadal raises hopes of a speedy return to action as he was spotted at….

The Spaniard has been out of action since suffering a stress fracture to his ribsduring the Indian Wells Masters. He sustained the injury during his win over Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals.

While the 35-year-old returned for the final against Taylor Fritz, he was troubled by the pain, often struggling to breathe. Nadal lost the match, and with that, his streak of 20 consecutive wins for the season came to an end.

After a few tests, it was discovered that the Mallorcan had suffered a stress fracture. His doctor ruled him out of action for four to six weeks. However, it seems that the 21-time Major champion is slightly ahead of schedule.

Rafael Nadal raises hopes of a speedy return to action as he was spotted at….

“Work in progress. Nether give up,” Delamarre wrote. “Preparing to come back. For the boss and also for me. @rafanadalacademy @rafaelnadal@guillaume_delamarre #tennis #tenis#atp #atpworldtour #itfseniors@itftennis #manacor

“This is not good news and I did not expect this” – Rafael Nadal after being diagnosed with the stress fracture.

The World No. 3’s personal physician, Dr. Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, presented the diagnosis to the media after the Spaniard’s Indian Wells campaign, revealing that his patient suffered a fracture in his “third left costal arch.”

“Mr. Rafael Nadal Parera presents, after the pertinent NMR and CT tests, a stress crack in the third left costal arch that occurred in the semifinal match on Saturday in Indian Wells. The estimated time for his return to sports activity is from four to six weeks,” the doctor said.