Rafa Nadal's trainer says the new injury is different from the one he suffered last year · Advocates maintain caution pending the results of various tests · reviews the first month of competition
Toni Nadal, Rafa Nadal's coach, said Wednesday EFE that his pupil "has something" and that "there is a theme in there," referring to tennis right knee that forced him to retire in the quarter - Open end Australia to Andy Murray: "We do not know the extent of the injury, but there is an issue there, which is not of before," referring to the tendinitis he suffered at Roland Garros and that caused him to miss tournaments Queen's and Wimbledon last year. "He was having something and he was right to withdraw," he said.
The player performed a sonogram images of whom were sent to Dr. Angel Ruiz Cotorro, doctor of the Spanish Tennis Federation, who should assess the extent of the condition of Nadal. The logic is that after the swelling is down do an MRI and a further 48 hours after ultrasound that it will be more decisive.
Top seed Nadal returns to Spain on Wednesday, according to plans. Toni Nadal is now confirmed that he is applying ice, and recommends tranquility: "We expect him to tell us Ruiz Cotorro, but here I said it was not a serious problem, nothing Seriously, it was better to be expected, and now have to wait. There is always a worry, is normal. The logic is that worry, if you would not be a fool ".
Toni Nadal reiterated that the moment is to maintain caution and await the outcome of various medical tests: "The point of concern is going to dictate the doctor when you see the images, and then we'll see. In principle it seems that it is not that previously had a different issue, but let's see and wait, and be prudent. "
Rafa wanted to keep coach said he told Rafael that stopped the game, and even believes that it should also have retired if I had won the second set: "It is clear that if you have a problem you have to withdraw. He wanted to continue and I told him to retire. There was nothing, in a Grand Slam or any tournament, if you can, you can not. "
Balearic Coach welcomed the first month of competition Nadal noting that "tennis is not bad, both in Abu Dhabi, Doha and here as in the Australia Open. The best match I did was precisely against Murray Rafael. "It was the toughest opponent, but they say now, I told Rafael when I saw the picture. Then I told him that in the quarter was the hardest. A level of play we're happy. In the other course not," added.
A ranking downplays Toni Nadal not worried so much the new classification of Nadal and his physical condition. "The ranking you are concerned to some extent. Everyone likes to be as high as possible. If you can be the one, you'll be a tad happier if you're the two, and if these the three that the five" he concluded.