The Spanish tennis player revealed the extent of the ailment affecting him in the last duel of the first Grand Slam of the year in which he fell 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5 against the American Mackenzie McDonald.
Rafael Nadal is off the court again . The Spanish tennis player underwent an MRI on Thursday in Melbourne and learned of the condition of the injury that affected him during the 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 loss to American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open.
The Manacor man suffered a second-degree injury to the iliopsoas of his left leg, for which he will be sidelined for six to eight weeks. as he clarified through a statement on his social networks.
“I carried out medical tests after yesterday’s defeat. MRI shows a grade 2 lesion in the Iliacus Psoas of his left leg . Now it’s sports rest and anti-inflammatory physiotherapy . Normal recovery time of 6-8 weeks,” he reported.
If well this is a pain lo affected during the encuentro contra el estadounidense, Nadal decided to continue with the duel, intending to avoid that the situation worsens, debiendo cambiar su form de juego tal como lo reconoció en la conference de prensa posterior, donde además already plantado que evalua retreat.
“I noticed something in the hip and it’s over. He had noticed something the previous days but nothing like today. I have a history of hip problems which forced me to undergo treatment in the past “, recognized the athlete on the occasion.
“I’m tired and frustrated being on the mend from injuries for a lot of my career. But I’ve always accepted it. I can’t say I’m not mentally broken ’cause I would lie “, he continued indicating.
Regarding the retirement assessment, he stressed that “I can come here and say that life is fantastic and you have to stay positive, but I’m not going to do that now”.. It’s a tough day and time and I accept it because we have to keep going. At the sports level, the glass fills up and there may be a time when it overflows ”.
He also explained why he decided to continue the match instead of withdrawing to avoid further injury. “I didn’t ask the physio if I should retire because I know my body. I’m old enough to make my own decisions. I didn’t want to retire and leave the track because I was the defending champion here. What I did was try to carry on without hurting myself more . I couldn’t run and I couldn’t hit the backhand either.”
Far from the Middle East
With this result, Nadal, in addition to losing the possibility of retaining the Australian Open title and, consequently, the loss of 1,995 points, will also not be able to add units in the next round of tennis in the Middle East.
Thus, the presence of the Hispanic for the tournaments in Doha (from February 20 to 26) and Dubai (from February 27 to March 4) is excluded. . In addition, an exhibition match scheduled for March 5 in Las Vegas against Carlos Alcaraz before the Indian Wells Masters 1000 remains uncertain.
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Source: Latercera
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