Barcelona: Rafael Nadal has been released from a Barcelona hospital, two days after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix.
Nadal briefly spoke to waiting media as he walked out of the Quiron Teknon hospital on Wednesday.
The tennis star attempted to play through suspected appendicitis last month. He tried to treat the condition with antibiotics before opting for surgery.
Nadal’s appendix was removed on Monday using laparoscopy or key-hole surgery, a hospital statement said.
Doctors said Nadal could return to full training after about a month of post-operation recovery.
Because of the surgery, Nadal will miss the ATP Finals in London. World numbers two and four Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka respectively, meanwhile, will head up the Swiss team in the final of the Davis Cup against France this month.
The duo will be joined for the November 21-23 final in Lille, northern France, by Marco Chiudinelli and Michael Lammer, team captain Severin Luthi announced on Tuesday.
The singles rubbers will feature the in-form Federer, eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters by Canadian Milos Raonic, and Wawrinka, who opened the season with victory in the Australian Open.
The doubles pairing of Chiudinelli and Lammer played in the first round but ceded their places to Federer and Wawrinka in the quarter-finals. In the semi-final against Italy, Chiudinelli partnered Wawrinka in a five-set defeat by Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini.
