Rafael Nadal made it very clear that his loss in the BNP Paribas Open final was a credit to Taylor Fritz's performance above all else. However, the Spaniard admitted that he struggled with an injury in his first loss of the 2022 season (20-1). “I had pain, honestly. I had problems breathing.
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Rafael Nadal has reflected on his disappointment at not quite achieving his mission of remaining unbeaten until the clay-court season after he was defeated by American Taylor Fritz in the final at Indian Wells.T&Cs apply. Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal is out for four to six weeks with a cracked rib suffered during the Indian Wells final loss against Taylor Fritz on Sunday.
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The 22-time Grand Slam champion tore a muscle in his abdomen earlier in the tournament. “I am very sad.”
Nadal suffers from Mueller-Weiss Syndrome, it's a rare degenerative condition that affects bones in the feet and causes chronic pain. The injury forced him to miss a large chunk of action last year. This syndrome affects the navicular bone on the back of the foot, between the talus and cuneiform bones.Rafael Nadal's foot injury
He noticed problems during the 2005 Madrid Masters, and was diagnosed with Mueller-Weiss Syndrome later that year. It is a rare degenerative disease, and causes chronic mid-foot pain.Heckled by a spectator during her BNP Paribas Open match Saturday, Naomi Osaka tearfully took the unusual step of addressing fans from the court, telling them that the experience reminded her of the harassment faced by Serena and Venus Williams years ago in the Indian Wells, Calif., event.
$1,242,025
Only Novak Djokovic has had a longer streak to start a season since the ATP Tour began in 1990. With the victory, Fritz earns the first-place prize of $1,242,025 and Nadal gets the second-place check for $665,330.
Why didnt Djokovic play in Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic said that he will not be able to compete at the hard-court tennis tournaments in Indian Wells, California, or Miami because he is unvaccinated and can't travel to the United States.
Two games later he was upset over a noise Sonego had made during a point as the 27-year-old Italian set up his first break points of the match. Nadal spoke to the umpire but then called Sonego to the net to speak to him, with the Spaniard then going on to lose his serve. "My intention was never to bother him at all.
abdominal tear
Rafael Nadal 's abdominal tear, which forced him out of Wimbledon , could take six months to heal.
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Nadal suffered a 7 mm tear to his abdominal muscle during quarterfinal match against American Taylor Fritz on Wednesday. On Thursday, the 36-year-old then pulled out of Friday's semifinal against Nick Kyrgios, saying that it "doesn't make sense to play" as "it is obvious the injury will get worse."The 36-year old Spaniard aggravated an ongoing abdominal issue that began at WImbledon when he suffered a seven-millimeter abdominal tear during a victory over Taylor Fritz in his quarterfinal match.7-millimeter tear
Spanish newspaper Marca (h/t ESPN's Simon Cambers) reported in July during Wimbledon that Nadal had a 7-millimeter tear in one of his abdominal muscles. The World No. 3 reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals, where he defeated Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4).“I don't know why, but it went into my head,” said Osaka, who otherwise had ample support from the crowd in her loss to Veronika Kudermetova of Russia.
Osaka went on to say getting heckled at Indian Wells, where she had watched videos of Venus and Serena Williams being heckled, "went into my head and got replayed a lot." She told the crowd she was trying not to cry as her voice broke.Naomi Osaka's emotional, tear-filled comments after she was heckled during her second-round loss in Indian Wells on Saturday immediately drew comparisons to the infamous incident at the same tournament in 2001 when the Williams sisters were mercilessly – and unjustly – booed.Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka addresses crowd after fan heckles her during loss at Indian Wells. Four-time major champion and former world No.The 28-year-old also swore at a fan during the match as he repeatedly clashed with the crowd and the chair umpire. Kyrgios was fined $20,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $5,000 for an audible obscenity, an ATP spokesperson said in a statement.
Nick Kyrgios is back in Indian Wells. And he's feeling good. “I'm just comfortable in my own skin,” said the Australian wild card after his impressive 6-4, 6-0 win over World No. 60 Sebastian Baez in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.Nadal, 36, has struggled with an abdominal injury for much of the summer. The pain caused him to pull out before his semifinal at Wimbledon and he then suffered more problems with it after losing in the fourth round of the US Open.The mindset of Rafael Nadal –
The moment any athlete starts playing with high intensity his complete focus is on the game and he easily overcomes all the limitations in his mind and plays the game with full energy.Rafael Nadal received a medical timeout after appearing to injure his abdomen during his Wimbledon quarter-final clash with Taylor Fritz, which he dramatically went on to win. The Spaniard's dad, Sebastian, was then seen appearing to sensationally tell his son to quit before he trudged off centre court.
After Roland Garros, Nadal underwent a radiofrequency nerve ablation, which targets the specific nerve leading to the painful area of his foot.Nadal's heavy topspin forehand – the most potent in the game – backed by his crushing, slightly flatter backhand, and his physical stamina make him particularly suited to clay.