Rafael Nadal has made a shock withdrawal from the French Open after developing a problem in his left wrist.
Rafael Nadal has made a shock withdrawal from the French Open after developing a problem in his left wrist.
The nine-time champion made the stunning announcement on Friday while wearing a blue sleeve over his wrist and forearm, saying that he had initially felt the injury during the quarter final of the Madrid Open three weeks ago.
Nadal believes that there is a tear in the sheath of his wrist and that results of an MRI scan were ‘not postitive.’ ‘This is a very bad day for me, one of the toughest press conferences I have had to do,’ said the Spaniard, looking close to tears.
His wrist is not broken but he believes there would have been a risk of breaking it had he played on in a tournament he has dominated for so much of his career.
In the same half of the draw as Novak Djokovic but not Andy Murray, he has opened it right up for the Serb to progress.
Nadal said that he had played with the help of an injection on Thursday, but there did not appear to be too much of a problem.
The nine-time champion made the stunning announcement on Friday while wearing a blue sleeve over his wrist and forearm, saying that he had initially felt the injury during the quarter final of the Madrid Open three weeks ago.
Nadal believes that there is a tear in the sheath of his wrist and that results of an MRI scan were ‘not postitive.’ ‘This is a very bad day for me, one of the toughest press conferences I have had to do,’ said the Spaniard, looking close to tears.
His wrist is not broken but he believes there would have been a risk of breaking it had he played on in a tournament he has dominated for so much of his career.
In the same half of the draw as Novak Djokovic but not Andy Murray, he has opened it right up for the Serb to progress.
Nadal said that he had played with the help of an injection on Thursday, but there did not appear to be too much of a problem.
Nadal Withdraws From French Open
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