Rafael Nadal`s appendix surgery `went well`, says spokesman
Rafael Nadal underwent appendix surgery on Monday, with the operation passing off smoothly, according to his management company.
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Paris: Rafael Nadal underwent appendix surgery on Monday, with the operation passing off smoothly, according to his management company.
The Spanish 14-time Grand Slam champion ended his season prematurely after a quarter-final loss at the Swiss Indoors last month ahead of his date under the knife to remove his appendix.
At the time the 28-year-old said: "I need to do the surgery, I need to work on my back next week before the operation. Then I need five weeks to recover."
Nadal has been taking antibiotics to treat appendicitis since early October.
Missing last week`s Paris Masters and the season-closing World Tour Finals starting Sunday in London he reflected: "If I play the last two tournaments, I would not be competitive and would have no chance to win.
"It is better for me to recover. I hope to be back at the start of 2015 ready for anything."