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On the edge of the precipice, the Terminator of tennis, Rafael Nadal, however diminished by an abdominal injury, contracted in the second set, had the last word, Wednesday in the quarter-finals against Taylor Fritz, after a terrible fight and in the super-tie-break of the fifth set 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4).
At 3-6, 4-3, Rafael Nadal asked the physio to intervene and examine him in the locker room due to abdominal pain.
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The doctor came, he gave me anti-inflammatories and painkillers.
The physio tried to relax the muscle a bit.
But it is difficult.
We can't treat what I have like that
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Clearly embarrassed to serve, the Spaniard did not hide his pain.
His father Sebastian, worried, asked him with a sign of his arms to give up so as not to aggravate his injury.
But his son didn't listen to him... and he imposed himself, despite his abs in pain.
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They told me that I had to abandon the match, yes,
confirmed the world number 4 in a press conference.
But it's hard to give up in the middle of a game, even though I've been thinking about it for a while.
But on the other hand, I have already given up in my career.
It's something I hate to do.
So I kept trying to play.
it is not easy to leave the tournament, to leave Wimbledon, even if the pain is great.
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In a rollercoaster match, the man with 22 Grand Slam titles was able to speak about his immense experience in a magnificent fifth set and was able to overcome the pain.
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I've had these pains for a few days, but today it was much worse, I had a lot more pain and it handicapped me much more.
But I managed to win the match.
So I fought.
And I'm proud of my mindset and how I managed to be competitive in those circumstances.
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The 36-year-old Spaniard, still alive, will meet Nick Kyrgios in the semi-finals on Friday, to try to play the sixth final of his career at Wimbledon.
If his body allows it… “
I don't know.
I can't give a precise answer because if I told you something specific and tomorrow something else happened, I would be a liar...Obviously I'm not the kind of player who was never injured.
I used to have physical issues and I used to contain my pain and play with those issues.
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