Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, who lost the Indian Wells final on Sunday to American Taylor Fritz 6-3 and 7-6 (7-5), revealed after the match that he has some worrying physical problems in his chest that prevented him from breathing normally during the meeting.
“All I can say is that breathing is hard for me. I don't know, when I try to breathe it's painful and very uncomfortable,” he explained to reporters.
“I don't know if it's something in the ribs, I don't know yet. When I breathe and when I move, it's like I have a needle in it all the time. It makes me feel a little dizzy because it's painful. It's a kind of pain that limits me a lot. It's not just because of the pain: I don't feel very well because it affects my breathing,” he added.
However, Nadal urged that the conversation at the Indian Wells press conference should not be about him and his troubles but rather about Fritz's big win in two hours and 6 minutes.
“It's not the time to talk about this, honestly. Even if it's obvious I couldn't do normal things today. It's a final. I tried. I lost to a great player. It's not the day to talk about what's going on with me. It's his day and we don't need to hide that in my comments,” he developed.
Nadal's chest pains, who also suffers from discomfort in his left foot, began on Saturday during his epic semifinal in Indian Wells of more than three hours against fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
Already in the final against Fritz, Nadal twice asked the medical services to help him with his chest pains and was not comfortable at any time on the track. “Honestly, I'm sad because I wasn't able to compete,” he said.
This is the Spaniard's first defeat in 2022 after an exceptional run of 20 straight matches winning and three trophies won and added to his showcases (Australian Open, Melbourne and Acapulco).
After his match at Indian Wells, Nadal is now leaving the hard court tournaments to focus on the clay court season, his great speciality and which he is looking forward to the next Grand Slam: the Roland Garros that will be held between May and June.
“The only thing that worries me now is what is happening there (in my chest), what I have to do to recover and how long it will take,” said the Spaniard regarding the physical problems that it brings.
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