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‘Rafael Nadal is very aware that he can’t…’, says former Top 10

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Spanish soccer star David de Gea was in awe of what Rafael Nadal accomplished during his Wimbledon match against Taylor Fritz. Nadal, 36, came into the game as a favorite but it was clear that something was in his way and he lost the first set.

In the second set, Nadal called a medical time-out and left the court for the doctor to check his abdominal injury. After returning to the court, it was clear that Nadal’s serve was affected by the injury. Still, Nadal found a way to win by beating Fritz 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6(4).

“He’s not human, Rafael Nadal,” Manchester United goalkeeper de Gea tweeted. Rafa started his year with 20 wins in a row before Fritz defeated him in the Indian Wells Masters final. Fritz entered the match confident that he could beat Nadal again, but the Spaniard found a way to end up on the winning side this time and make amends for the loss he suffered to the American a few months ago.

“It was a tough afternoon against a great player,” Nadal said in his on-court interview. “All credit to Taylor, he has been playing very well all season. From my personal point of view, it was not an easy match at all, so I am very happy to be in the semi-finals.

The body in general is fine, in the abdominal [area] it is not going well, to be honest. I had to find a way to serve a little differently, for a lot of times I thought maybe I wouldn’t be able to finish the match, but I don’t know.”

Corretja reflects on Nadal

There are several analysts who have given their opinion about the decision made by Rafael Nadal. The man from Manacor said goodbye to Wimbledon 2022 yesterday due to the abdominal injury, placing Nick Kyrgios in the final on Sunday.

Álex Corretja has also provided his point of view, agreeing very much with Rafa in statements to Eurosport. “Rafa was very touched, it is clear that he is not in a position to compete. If he thought that in those conditions he could win, surely he would try, but the problem is that more damage can be done and be out of competition for three or four months.

He is very aware that he can’t even play with this pain. It seems to me that it’s normal, even if it’s hard or difficult. It’s best not to take any more risks, because it could only get worse. Although it feels bad to us, I think it’s a Pretty wise decision.”

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