I gained’t play greater than what I imagine works nicely for my physique: Rafael Nadal on stomach damage forward of Cincinnati Open

36-year-old Rafael Nadal is about to participate within the Cincinnati Open after final participating in Wimbledon final month the place he sustained a foot damage.

I gained’t play greater than what I imagine works nicely for my physique: Nadal on stomach damage. Courtesy: AP

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22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal stated that he’s cautious of placing numerous stress on his physique. The 36-year-old stated that he wanted to care for his stomach after sustaining a small tear. After final taking part in at Wimbledon virtually one and half months again, the veteran just lately confirmed his participation within the upcoming version of the Cincinnati Open.

During the match at SW19, Nadal needed to pull out of his semi-final match towards the eventual runner-up, Nick Kyrgios, due to his continual foot damage. The Spaniard stated that he couldn’t afford to irritate his stomach damage as it will affect his companies to a big extent.

“The main thing is to stay healthy and play the events that I want to play. I will not play more than what I believe works well for my body. I am happy to be back in Cincinnati after a couple of years without the chance of being able to be here. I had a small tear in the abdomen, so it is dangerous,” Nadal was quoted as saying.

“The abdominal is a place that is dangerous because on every serve you put a lot of effort there. I am trying to do things properly, trying to be a bit more conservative. I hope I can be ready for the action here. I want to play tennis again on the Tour. I am having a good season and I am enjoying it. I want to enjoy this week in Cincinnati,” he added.

Nadal, who’s at the moment ranked No.3 on this planet, additionally has the prospect to surpass World No.1, Daniil Medvedev. It additionally stays to be seen if Nadal can participate within the upcoming version of the US Open. For the time being, he will likely be trying to win his second title at Cincinnati.

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