Rafael Nadal Dodges the Vital Injury-Related Question With a Rather Cryptic Remark

Rafael Nadal‘s highly anticipated return to the game began exactly how the fans wanted it to. The Spaniard secured two massive victories to pave his way into the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International. However, the situation took an unexpected turn as Rafa found himself in a painful situation.

As the tennis star played his second set against Jordan Thompson, he experienced pain in his leg, leading to an urgent requirement for medical attention. While fans already found themselves surrounded by doubts, his responses over the nature of the injury added another layer of speculation.

Rafael Nadal praises his opponent after being knocked out of the Brisbane International

After a disappointing quarterfinal loss in Brisbane, Rafael Nadal remains tight-lipped about the extent of his pain and the seriousness of the injury that he incurred recently. Being exposed to questions about the physical issue, Nadal stated, “The amount of pain on the match is not important at all.” Shifting the attention towards his opponent’s performance, he mentioned, “The opponent played well. All the credit to him, that he fight very hard. For my side, happy the way that the week went.”

On being pressed about responding to the severity of the situation, Nadal tactfully dodged the question, saying, “Let’s wait. Is not the day to talk about these kind of stuff. Is the day to be happy and to congratulate the opponent.” He highlighted the need to patiently see how he feels in the coming days, adding, “If I don’t feel well, then we going to do a test and we going to check it.”

As the tennis star seemed to lack confidence while answering the questions about his injury, the situation became even more doubtful for the fans. With Rafa stalling the answers for days ahead, his participation at the Australian Open still remains to be speculative.

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Nadal admits the incident’s normality as he plays after a long break

As the tennis star didn’t give a satisfactory response to the questions about his injury, he accepted that the situation arose as a result of his return after a long break. “I need to accept that. After a year (of not playing), that’s normal,” he said, after his disappointing defeat against the Australian.

Despite the events that didn’t really turn out in his favor, the Spaniard also admitted that he had chances to win as he mentioned, “I think he played a good match. For me, it was not the best match, I had a lot of opportunities to win it.”

As more clarity on Nadal’s injury is yet to be provided by the tennis star and his team, the high hopes of his return at the Happy Slam now seem to be in danger.

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