The curious indication of Nadal’s box in the middle of the fourth set: “Coffee!!!”

Rafa Nadal said goodbye to the US Open this Monday. The Balearic fell in the round of 16 against American Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3 in a match where she was uncomfortable at any time.

There are crash stages where The Roland Garros champion seems to lack spark and energysomething they noticed in their box.

At the break after the third game of the fourth set, at 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 1-2 in favor of Tiafoe, Nadal received a strange indication from his team.

“coffee!!!“They shouted at him, first Carlos Moyà, and then Marc López, his father and his sister.

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The goal was to revive his player with the use of caffeine, something that initially workedas the match continued with a break for the Spanish player.

Unfortunately, Tiafoe was still on the move and did not miss the possibility to reach the quarter-finals and continue to dream of the title.

“I made an effort, it didn’t go well“He explained after the game assuring that he is focused on his personal life. Returning home to start fatherhood in a few weeks. Asked about his immediate sporting future, he attributed it to having his first child .”Now I have more important things to attend to. Then decisions are made that affect how it goes in the personal life, which always comes before the professional“.

“I’ve tried everything, I’m happy with how I trained last week, but at the competition level maybe more new and training is lacking. More calm too”, analyzed the Spaniard.

“I didn’t play well“, he stated bluntly, adding that “I wasn’t able to perform at the level I needed. It remains only to congratulate my rival, who played better. If you don’t play well, you won’t win.”

“I have to go back (home). I have to sort things out, life, so I don’t know when I’ll be back. I will try to be mentally prepared. When I feel ready to compete again, I’ll be there.”