What will Nadal’s career look like after his 14th championship at the French Open?

Nadal wins 14th French Open title REUTERS

Overcoming Casper Ruud with the scores 6-3, 6-3 and 6-0 at French Open final On the evening of June 5, Rafael Nadal (22) increased the gap with two great rivals Novak Djokovic (20) and Roger Federer (20) in terms of Grand Slam titles.

The win also means that the 36-year-old, who won his first French Open title 17 years ago, becomes the oldest men’s singles champion at Roland Garros. However, the future of the Spanish star in the sport sport This is still a question mark.

“With the current situation, it’s almost impossible for me to continue playing with high intensity,” said Nadal. So I’ll have to think hard. I will try to find a solution and improve my foot condition.”

Nadal revealed that before every game he had to take painkiller injections in his left foot and after returning from the French Open, he continued the treatment in Spain.

Nadal can hardly play with legs with Mueller-Weiss syndrome AFP

“If the treatment works, I will continue. If not, that would be a different story and I don’t know if I myself am ready to make a big move surgery more or not,” added Nadal.

Few people know that, Rafael Nadal has faced a lot of injuries throughout his illustrious career. Nadal has had to contend with Mueller-Weiss syndrome, a rare degenerative condition that affects the bones in the foot. It has been described as adult spontaneous onset osteonecrosis. The extra shinbone (in the leg) is necrotic, causing blood to leak out, causing pain and deformity in the midfoot and back of the foot.

Spanish tennis player was diagnosed with this condition in 2005 at the age of 19. Nadal admitted that he took anti-inflammatory drugs every day to be able to practice. Mueller-Weiss syndrome can affect only one foot but occurs more often than both. In the case of Nadal, he suffers from this syndrome in his left leg.