Nine-time winner of the Open championship of France Rafael Nadal refused to continue the struggle on the clay major.
Rafael Nadal, seeded in Paris under the fourth room, after landslide victories over Samuel Groth and Facundo Bagni, in the third round of your favorite tournament, had to play with compatriot Marcel Granollers. Now dreams of the Spaniard on the tenth victory at Roland Garros is postponed until next year.
“I have to withdraw from the tournament due to problems with the wrist that’s bothering me the last couple of weeks. When I arrived in Paris, my wrist hurts a little, but I thought uncritically. But every day became worse.
I did an MRI, and the results are disappointing. No fracture, but if I continue to play, in a couple of days it will be. Yesterday we took the risk and made a shot. To win the tournament, I would have to spend another five matches on painkillers, and the doctor said it was impossible,” said Nadal at the press conference.
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Since 2005, Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros has lost only two matches. Never before the Spaniard did not leave Paris earlier than the fourth round. Last year on clay Slam Nadal in the quarterfinals was stopped by Novak Djokovic.
