Rafael Nadal expects to compete at the Miami Open this week despite turning his left ankle in practice on Monday . Nadal has a bye and is n't scheduled to play until a second-round match on Friday . The third-ranked Nadal will play the winner of the match between Nicolas Almagro of Spain and Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine . 'It 's for sure I 'm going to be on court on Friday , ' said Nadal on Tuesday . 'The thing is , I do n't know how well I 'm going to be prepared for then . I hope to be ready . It 's an important tournament for me . ' Rafael Nadal speaks to the world 's media during his preparations for the Miami Open . The former world No 1 is confident of playing at the tournament despite suffering an ankle injury . Nadal has reached the final of the Miami Open four times without lifting the trophy . Nadal , who has reached four Miami finals but never held the trophy , initially thought the ankle injury might keep him from playing . 'In the beginning , I thought that was going to be the end of the tournament , ' Nadal said . ' I am confident I 'm going to be ready . ' Nadal spent more than an hour practicing on Tuesday , even with his ankle bothering him . He consulted with his personal trainer as well as ATP trainers , who agreed the injury was n't severe and did n't require an MRI or X-ray . Nadal continued his recovery by reaching the quarter-finals at Indian Wells before losing to Milos Raonic . The Spaniard , pictured receiving treatment at the 2014 Australian Open , struggled with injuries all last year . ' I feel pain , ' Nadal said . 'It 's obviously normal . I was a little bit limited today , but I was able to practice one-hour-and-a-half , which is more than I expected yesterday when it happened . ' Nadal missed most of the second half of 2014 with injuries . He was out after Wimbledon because of a right wrist injury until the end of September . He played in Beijing and Shanghai before appendicitis ended his year . He had surgery in early November . Nadal , who won his 65th career title in Buenos Aires in February , arrived in Miami after a quarter-final showing at Indian Wells last week .
Former world No 1 turned his ankle during practice on Monday . Nadal is confident of recovering to play in Miami Open . Spaniard has struggled with injuries since last year but has a good record in Miami - reaching four finals but never winning the trophy .