The Spaniard, who turns 36 on June 3, is back suffering from severe pain in his left foot. This is an old problem for the 21-time major winner, the only question is how long he will continue to put himself through this torture. After his knockout round in Rome, Nadal now wants to take his doctor to Paris. “I’m not injured, I live with this injury,” repeated Nadal, who has suffered from Müller-Weiss syndrome – a deformation of the metatarsal bone – for almost his entire career. That’s why the tennis star had to end his season last year, but then returned to the tour in January with an unimaginable winning streak: Two titles in Melbourne, first in a small ATP 250 tournament, then the triumph at the Grand -Slam tournament and the title in Acapulco and then only in the final of Indian Wells, already hit harder again, the first defeat.
In the previous week he failed in the quarter-finals because of his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, who was chosen by many as his “successor”. He ended the match with a pained face, giving up on the pitch is almost impossible for Nadal due to his attitude. The same applies to a forecast for Roland Garros. “I don’t know if I have to take a break now or if I can train. I couldn’t play properly today, but it could be better in two days.”
Nadal loves his sport more than anything, but in an interview in Spanish he questioned how long the Mallorquin, who has long taken care of himself, will continue to suffer the pain. “There will come a moment when my head says enough is enough because the pain takes away my happiness. Not just for tennis, but for my life.”
Source: Nachrichten
