The ManicaPost
RAFAEL Nadal has admitted there will come a moment where “he cannot keep going” as he continues to play tennis through chronic pain.
Nadal said that he was ‘living with an injury’ as his chronic foot problem seemed to flare up again during his three set defeat to Shapovalov at the Rome Masters.
Despite dominating the first set, Nadal went on to lose 1-6 7-5 6-2.
The former world No 1 says he intends to be fit for the French Open, which gets underway on May 22, but conceded that he is not sure how to handle this persistent injury.
He often has to play through the pain and it impacts his normal life. This is the first time he will approach the French Open having not secured a clay-court title in the build-up since 2004.
“Let’s see for how long I can keep going or until my head tells me otherwise because right now, I must accept my days are like this,” said Nadal.
“There will be a moment where my head will ask me to stop because I cannot keep going not just thinking about tennis but thinking about normal life. That’s my reality.
“With such a daily pain it is hard for me (to life).
“I have tell this several times, I play to be happy and because playing makes me happy, but sometimes the pain takes away that happiness.”- Online.
