Rafa Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon: "So there is no way to win"

Rafael Nadal36, who withdrew from Wimbledon, will not appear this Friday in the semifinals against Australian Nick Kyrgios, who will go directly to the final on Sunday (3:00 pm) against the Serbian Novak Djokovic or the british cameron norrie.

“I’m sad but this is a decision I made thinking about my health and my future. There is a risk of being out of two or three months,” the Spaniard announced at a press conference urgently called on All England Club.

He confirmed “a tear in the abdominal muscle”, seven millimeters. Seen on medical tests performed in the morning. At two in the afternoon, local time, he went to a track in Aorangi Park to test himself with his technicians. Francis Roig and Marc Lopez. With all his team, including the doctor Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, analyzed the situation. They came to the conclusion of leaving it.

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Two main reasons: with this illness it is impossible to win two games at a high level and win a trophy, the goal of which he made the physical and mental effort to reach London since his left leg was limp. Roland Garros. And he is in serious danger of worsening the disease and put the rest of the time in check.

“I’ve been thinking about it all night and day. I’m retiring because I have a torn stomach that there’s a big risk of getting worse if I continue to play. I’ve figured there’s no way to win. And I want to win. It’s impossible to win.” two games at this level. In the best of cases, it’s unlikely, how it will take on Sunday if I win the semi-finals. It was a decision to spend big, but it was the right one ”.

It helped “the experience that when you have it is very difficult. In 2009, in US OpenI multiplied the breakage by eight and lost to of foal (in the semi-finals). “

He reflects on the people he listens to carefully, and says ‘no’ “thinking about my health and my future.” He’s down for “two, three weeks, but this will allow me to keep the scheduled schedule and not risk not playing for a long time. My goal is to reach. Montreal“, Masters 1000 ATP tournament that will take place from August 7 to 14. And then, US Openfrom August 29 to September 11.

Accustomed to dealing with injuries, “you have to accept it”, although he found himself “with title options while he was playing”, to keep alive the flame of completing a Grand Slam. After achieving the record of 22 titles won in Australian Open at Roland Garrosnot for his 18 consecutive games won but the option to be intact.

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Despite being “very sad” right now, think positively. “Better foot” after treatment after Paris. So “I do what I feel and have a determination not to jeopardize my immediate future and my happiness.”

He warned that “more important than winning Wimbledon is my health.” He did the work then Taylor Fritz in the rooms, when a problem worsened that threatened to become serious within a week. “I found the way,” he commented. But there was no room for more, even for him. He was tempted to try it, but there was more to lose than to gain. And he, at this point in his career, is running for the jackpot. If this cannot be achieved due to injury, set another goal. “After the quarterfinal match, what was there grew,” he lamented.

“I had an intuition that it was broken, but I didn’t know it. There was a little edema, but on Wednesday it was seen to increase.” The fears were fulfilled a few hours later.