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Rafael Nadal out 4-6 weeks with cracked rib, shortening his clay court season

Rafael Nadal's quest to widen his Grand Slam lead over Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer just took a hit.

Nadal announced on Tuesday that he sustained a stress crack in one of his ribs while he was playing at Indian Wells last week, and he'll be out at least 4-6 weeks.

"This is not good news and I did not expect this,” Nadal told Marca via Tennis.com. “I am devastated and sad because after such a good start of the season, I reached a very important part of the year with very good feelings and good results.