Rafael Nadal made his long-awaited return after almost a year out with injury this week, winning his first two matches in Brisbane in straight sets.
Rafael Nadal will miss the Australian Open and instead return to Spain for treatment on a hip injury he sustained at the Brisbane International.
Nadal, 37, made his long-awaited return after almost a year out with injury this week, winning his first two matches in Brisbane in straight sets.
But he was injured in his quarter-final loss to Jordan Thompson on Friday.
Nadal said a scan had shown a micro tear on a muscle but not in the same area as his previous long-term injury.
