“Amazing that he played” Martina Navratilova lauds Rafael Nadal’s bold move to play at Laver Cup for Roger Federer’s sake despite injury and family issues


“Amazing that he played” Martina Navratilova lauds Rafael Nadal’s bold move to play at Laver Cup for Roger Federer’s sake despite injury and family issues

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer before playing the doubles match at Laver Cup and Martina Navratilova

Rafael Nadal lost the doubles match at the Laver Cup with Roger Federer against the American duo Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe in the tie-breaker. He had suffered an abdominal tear during his quarter-final match at Wimbledon. He even got eliminated in the fourth round of the US Open not looking in the fittest of his form.

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Martina Navratilova, the former Czech-American tennis player, expressed that she was unaware of the fact that the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion was struggling with his injuries and being in a lot of pain but still decided to play for his friend Roger Federer. She said, “I had no idea Rafa was struggling with his stomach muscle tear.

Navratilova praised him for keeping aside his pain and injury to take part in the Laver Cup especially to be part of the Swiss maestro’s farewell. She could understand the reason for his performance at the US Open which was not his best play, especially with his lower service games success rate. She was moved with him by his decision to give the sport the topmost priority.

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Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Laver Cup citing personal reasons

Rafael Nadal

After the end of day 1 of the Laver Cup with the super-emotional farewell of Federer that affected him a lot personally, Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Tour citing personal reasons. He played at the Laver Cup despite the fact that the Spaniard had been dealing with a lot of stress in his personal life also since his wife Maria is going through a complicated pregnancy and he needs to be with his wife.

After his exit at the US Open, he had stated about being unsure of his schedule and not sure of his comeback. Nadal did not play much in the hard-court season giving adequate time to his injury. He had been dealing with a lot of injuries lately as he had to deal with a foot injury at French Open and had to take injections to deal with the pain. Despite his injuries, he went on to click two Grand Slam singles titles of the year.

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