Nadal withdraws from Australian Open due to muscle tear

SYDNEY, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Spain's tennis legend Rafael Nadal on Sunday announced his decision to withdraw from the upcoming Australian Open after suffering "a small problem on a muscle" during his last match at the Brisbane International.

"Once I got to Melbourne I had the chance to make an MRI and I have a micro tear on a muscle, not in the same part where I had the injury, and that's good news," Nadal reveale