The legendary tennis player has no intention of giving up and will play against Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Rafael Nadal has reaffirmed that he deserves to be called a tennis legend. The Spaniard will play in the semi-finals of Wimbledon, despite serious injury.
As Marca reported, “the clay king” was examined in relation to abdominal pain, as a result of which he experienced problems in the quarterfinal match against American Taylor Fritz. And the trial did not bring him good news.
A 36-year-old tennis player has a seven millimeter tear in the abdominal muscle. Despite this, Nadal came into training today and tomorrow he plans to play in the semi-finals of the British Major with Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Note that after the match 1/4th Nadal complained of severe abdominal pain. And then the Spaniard was unsure of his further participation in the tournament.
“On the contrary, my family told me to withdraw. But it was hard for me to do it in the middle of the game, even though I thought about it for a long time. On the other hand, I pulled out a few times. during my career, and I really didn’t like it So I tried to keep playing, that’s all.
I’ve been feeling this for a few days, but this time it was the worst. Pain and limited mobility have reached new levels.
I was able to win the battle and now we will see what happens next. It’s up to me to decide if I’m going to play on Friday, but for this I need to know the doctors ’opinions and have a normal diagnosis. Health is more important than winning Wimbledon. Let’s see what happens, ”Nadal said after the match.
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