Nadal eliminated at Rome Masters: Worried about injury, Roland Garros ambition threatened

(Sports news, tennis news) Nadal lost to Shapovalov in the third round of the Rome Masters, in the match he was greatly affected by a foot injury.

Nadal stepped in Rome Masters with great determination to have a perfect run for Roland Garros. However, the championship ambition of “Gaur” was stopped in the third round by Denis Shapovalov.

Despite winning the first set with a strong score of 6-1, Nadal let the Canadian opponent come back to defeat in the remaining 2 sets with a score of 7-5, 6-2, thereby winning 2-1 before The Spanish “Gaur” and the ticket to the quarterfinals belonged to Shapovalov.

Nadal faces the fear of injury again

After the match, Nadal fans were worried because this player had suffered a foot injury. This is not a new injury for Nadal and it has been pursued almost throughout the career of the legendary 21 Grand Slam. With Roland Garros just over a week away from opening, this injury threatens Rafa’s ambitions to conquer a 14th title in Paris.

Speaking after the match, Nadal sadly said of a chronic foot injury: “I am someone who has lived with the injury for many years. This is nothing new. This injury is all too familiar to me. Unfortunately it happened again in this match. Today was a really difficult day for me.”

The foot injury, as Nadal admits, was incurable, and he had to learn to live with it. Despite saying that the injury made him unable to play as he wanted, Nadal still did not forget to praise Shapovalov’s victory and said that it was a completely deserved victory for the Canadian tennis player.

Talking about the goal at the upcoming Roland Garros, Nadal still expressed optimism: “Of course, it is still the goal. Me and the coaching staff still have more than a week to reassess the issues. I always dream. about raising the title at Roland Garros many more times. Hope all goes well.”