Carlos Moya’s Surprise Candour Puts Rafael Nadal’s Retirement Fear in Perspective – ‘Could Be the End..’

Rafael Nadal‘s famous coach, Carlos Moya recently spilled a lot of beans about this world’s former number-one tennis star’s form, post-surgery. Nadal couldn’t perform since the beginning of the 2023 season due to injury and his surgery on the hip forced him to rest for five more months. Nevertheless, considering Nadal’s decade-long success in professional tennis, his coach Carlos Moya went candid with the fans about the most complicated moment of his life while training Nadal after his surgery.

Now Nadal always wanted to bid a permanent farewell to fans from the court. This indomitable fighting spirit of this tennis star surprised his coach Carlos Moya. However, athletes have to take retirement after some point. Here, Nadal’s coach delves deeper into this context.

Carlos Moya revealed his most complicated moment with tennis stalwart, Rafael Nadal

Recently Nadal’s coach Carlos Moya spoke about this tennis star’s complicated hip surgery and five months of rest after that. Moya focused on Nadal’s wish to get back to training as he didn’t want to take his retirement off the court. However, during Nadal’s training, Moya realized how this tennis veteran was losing him after more than a decade-long of tennis brilliance.

Moya said- “Other times there have been complicated situations too, but now you see that the cartridges are depleted. The useful life of an elite athlete has his expiration date, and he approaches her. You are never aware of when that is that moment, it is rarely. You always keep trying.” Here, Nadal’s famous coach spoke about how he felt Nadal’s time in tennis was running out.

Moya further spoke about Nadal’s post-surgery health conditions and facing his complicated moment with the tennis star, when they both thought Nadal couldn’t play anymore in his old form. Moya commented- “And I think that in that aspect we have all had our doubts that I could go to Australia, and he was the first. I have had them in a certain part of the process, in certain stages. I have had the feeling that it could be the end, without having the option to play again. It has been the most complicated moment I have lived with him”

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After ruling the French Open finals for years, Nadal’s hip surgery at the age of thirty-seven impacted his professional career. However, Carlos Moya stated that Nadal’s surgery was not just needed but was essential for him to start playing again.

Why did Carlos Moya think Nadal’s surgery was unexpectedly critical but essential?

Nadal had to undergo hip surgery to treat his psoas muscle. While Nadal’s fans were intrigued about the reason, his coach, Carlos Moya explained the details to the people. Moya revealed that Nadal’s operation was done by three overseas doctors. In Carlos Moya’s words- “The entire process that requires an operation with absolute rest. He had a more complicated operation than initially anticipated. Once they opened and saw what was there, it was more delicate than initially thought. Look, he had tests and MRIs… it seems that what he had was not well seen and the recovery time has been longer than expected. It is also true that if you do not have surgery, it would be even more difficult for you to recover. 

Now Carlos Moya’s comment expressed well that Rafael Nadal had no choice but to opt for the surgery. It was also because Nadal wanted to get back to the court before he retired from his long professional tennis career. Now with all these revelations, fans eagerly wait for the king of clay court to return to his old form once again.

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