We don't know how much the road to Rafael Nadal's 14th coronation at Porte d'Auteuil was a way of the cross.
The suffering caused to his left foot by the Müller-Weiss syndrome which he has suffered for 17 years has been a martyrdom.
“The most difficult moment was after the second game against Moutet.
I arrived at the hotel, I couldn't walk anymore.
The only thing to do was to put the foot to sleep with injections of anesthetic before each match,” explains the monument to 22 Grand Slam victories.
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