Rafael Nadal was forced to abandon a match that had already started only for the first time since 2010 when he had to retire from his second round match at the Miami Open against Damir Dzumhur down 3-0 in the third set. Rafael had to call the trainer on court twice, having his pressure checked as the Spaniard kept on saying ”I am not feeling well”.
Speaking to the media after the episode, Rafael admitted he feared for his health, but he is already looking forward to his favorite part of the season.
”Before the match and up until the second set I was feeling well. In the third I started to feel very weird sensations. I wasn’t feeling well at all. I was weak and got scared. I called for the doctor because I wanted to keep playing, but when you feel like this there is nothing you can do about it. I wasn’t feeling safe, the extreme conditions forced me to abandon the match. It had already happened in Australia, even though it is hard to make comparisons. Now I feel good, I hope it was nothing serious” said the former World No.1.
Moving on, Rafael is ready for the clay court season.
“I practiced well and the result in Indian Wells is there to show that. If all goes well I am going to be back training in just two days. To me every tournament is an opportunity. When you play well you have chances to win it, when you don’t play well you just don’t have any. My only goal is for me to have a chance at winning the title at every tournament I am going to play” concluded Nadal.
Rafael will start his clay court season on April 10th at the 2016 Monte-Carlo Masters.
