Russian and Soviet tennis player Andrei Olkhovsky says he understands why the 36-year-old Spaniard Rafael Nadal thinking about ending his career.
On Wednesday, Nadal lost to American Mackenzie McDonald in the second round of the Australian Open – 4:6, 4:6, 5:7. During the match, Nadal injured his leg. After the match, Nadal said he was considering ending his career.
– Nadal’s departure was not surprising. The tennis, which he showed in the first round, didn’t bode well for something so good. At the same time, you think Nadal is a fighter who will improve the quality of tennis from round to round. He was injured during the second set match. Nadal is not in perfect tennis condition now, but without physicality, more with an injury – it’s hard to show a result here.
End of career? These are his feelings. If you don’t shoot physically, it’s hard to perform at a high level. You can try, but if the body does not allow it, how will you compete with tennis players? Maybe that’s why he’s thinking about ending his career. He understands that there are too many injuries and the movement on the field is not the same, Olkhovsky told Vprognoze.ru.
Nadal won the Australian Open last season, with a total of 22 Grand Slam titles.
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Source : MatchTV
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