The left foot again complicates Rafael Nadal. The Spanish tennis player bid farewell to the Rome ATP Masters 1000 after his fall against Canadian Denis Shapovalov, 1-6, 7-5, 6-2, showing himself once again affected by the injury which accompanied him during a much of his career. The Fiera suffers not only from the result, but also from the complicated moment she is going through due to her physical problem. This was reflected after the elimination from the tournament which is played on Italian soil.

“I’m not injured, I’m a tennis player who lives with an injury. It’s nothing new, but unfortunately my daily life is difficult. I try very hard, but there are times when it’s hard to accept this situation, it’s frustrating to see that for days I can’t train continuously” he started by saying.

Nadal avoided harming his rival, although he expressed that the pain he felt during the game prevented him from showing his best performance: “Today I started feeling a lot of pain in the middle of the second set and it was absolutely impossible for me to play. I don’t want to take credit away from Denis, he deserved to win and he did it well “.

Rafa detailed his annoyance. “It’s a constant pain, sometimes more and sometimes less, but today was crazy. I wish I could say something else, talk about tennis, but that’s the way it is. With as much experience as I have, it’s hard to handle how I feel now. When I am not able to move well, everything is very difficult” he expressed.

And he revealed that he hasn’t yet decided what to do in the next few days, despite the fact that his wish is to be present at Roland Garros. “The worst thing is that I feel like I have a good level of play again, I felt very positive things in training and in competition. I don’t know what to do right now, I don’t know if I should rest or train. Going to Roland Garros remains my goal.” mentioned.

The decision whether or not to attend the Grand Slam is still under consideration for a Nadal who has been very emotionally affected by the injury which has plagued him since he was 18 and which recently left him inactive for several months. “The first thing I need is not to be in pain, to be able to train. At the moment it’s impossible for me to play, but maybe in a few days things will be better In Paris I will have my doctor with me and that can help me, but I don’t know. I’m very sad today, but I have no choice but to accept what happened and fight to move on, even if it’s not easy for me right now. moment. I don’t know how I will be in a few days, I’ll talk to my doctor about it, but I hope I can go to Paris,” he concluded.

At 35, Nadal sees his future in the discipline as complicated. The discomfort of his left foot does not allow him to give himself completely, giving him a hard mental blow. Its future is uncertain.