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Ehe Spanish and second classified in the world, Rafael NadaHe admitted that he is in a complicated situation because of the back discomfort suffered during service movement the of the of debut in the first round of the first ‘major’ of the season against Serbian Laslo Djere.
“Until a few days ago almost everything was perfect. I had done a very progressive preseason and I was confident. However, since this happened, confidence has turned into trouble over the days“, admitted the Spaniard, who will face the challenge in Melbourne Park of surpassing the Swiss Roger Federer as the tennis player with the greatest number of Grand Slam titles.
“I have spent the last few days suffering and without being able to train at the intensity that I would have liked. However, I have a lot of baggage behind me. If he does not limit me in terms of freedom of movement and I win games, I may regain my confidence“commented the winner at Melbourne Park in the 2009 edition.
The Spaniard explained in detail the discomfort he suffers, which occurred after a training session in Adelaide (Australia) and ruled out that it was a serious injury.
“When I pull out I have a muscle that tenses and doesn’t allow me to move freely, so I can’t force it. Today I have trained and the sensations have been a little better but I noticed that it was loading“added the No. 2 seed, who will kick off his way at Melbourne Park on the second inning of the Rod Laver Arena center court morning pass.
Finally, Nadal revealed that he played the match of exhibition against the Austrian Dominic Thiem (3) in Adelaide nine days ago with these discomforts, although she added that she decided to dispute it because she had committed to it.
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