Nadal injured and withdrew from Australian Open: “Now I feel like I can’t move”

Injuries continue to haunt Rafael NadalThis time, the Spanish tennis player faced the American, Mackenzie McDonald, for the second round of the Australian Open. ‘Rafa’ fell 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5 and at the end of the game he left the stadium injured.

In a press conference after the game, he confirmed what injury he is suffering from and how he feels physically and emotionally right now.

“I had a couple of days like that, but nothing compared to when I made that play. We’ll start talking about it now with the team, but I don’t know what’s going on, if it’s the muscles, if it’s the joints. I already have a history of hip problems, I had to undergo treatments in the past, but it was not something serious. Now I feel like I can’t move.”he expressed.

“It is difficult to make predictions, if it is a muscle, if it is the joint, if it is the cartilage. I don’t know. By the way, I’m tired of talking. I understand, but I lost the game. That’s all: I tried to the end and I don’t know if in good conditions I would have won the match anyway, I would have had a better chance. But in the end, that’s it. I tried and it was not possible”he added.

About his state of mind: “Yes, you can imagine. I don’t need to talk and explain feelings. It was not the time to suffer something like this now. But in the end, you have to move on, right? Sometimes it’s frustrating. Sometimes it’s hard to accept. Sometimes you feel super tired of all these things, talking about injuries “

“I can’t come here and tell you, lying, that life is great and to be positive and keep fighting. Not now. Tomorrow starts another day. Now is a difficult time. It is a difficult day, you have to accept it and move on. In the end, I can’t complain about my life at all, but when it comes to sport and injuries and hard times, this is one of them. I can’t say I’m not mentally destroyed right now, because I’d be lying.”ended.