Rafael Nadal to have doctor with him at French Open due to persistent foot pain

| by Drew Tate

Rafael Nadal has been dealing with foot pain for the majority of his career but at times the condition gets very painful and affects his tennis.

It happened last night in the match against Shapovalo where Nadal was seen grimacing in pain and limping between points. He was also quite slow in rallies which impacted his play considerably. He also dealt with the condition last year at the French Open and he was unable to overcome it.

In order for that not to happen again, Nadal revealed that he will have his doctor alongside him when he competes at the French Open later this month. He said:

“First thing that I need to do is to [not] have pain to practise, that's it… It's true that during the French Open, Roland Garros, I’m going to have my doctor there with me. That sometimes helps because you can do things."

"I felt a lot of pain in my foot" - Nadal on collapse in defeat to Shapovalov in Rome
"I felt a lot of pain in my foot" - Nadal on collapse in defeat to Shapovalov in Rome

He added:

“In the positive days and in the negative days, you need to stay and to value all the things that happened to me in a positive way. Then days like today (Thursday), just accept and try to keep going even if sometimes it's not easy for me.”

Nadal has opened up on his struggles with his foot problem. The world no. 4 has revealed that it is tough to train without feeling pain. He has until May 22 - the French Open start date - to fully recover.

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