Rafael Nadal emphasises on the need of keeping a doctor alongside on a foreign tour – Tennis News
Seven-time French Open Champion, Rafael Nada, recently featured in an interview of the Aspetar Magazine that deals in the field of Sports Medical Journalism. He was questioned on three different topics: treatment, travel and trust.
While commenting about travelling to different locations for tours of Association of Tennis Professionals, the 26-year-old Spaniard stated that it is better to keep a doctor alongside on a tour because the need for a treatment
can erupt at any stage without a precautionary call.
Nadal commented, “In tennis I don’t think this is necessary. Sometimes we go without asking the doctor of the Spanish Tennis Federation who is coming to watch the tournament and there is one official doctor for each tournament.”
He emphasized on the need of having a doctor alongside yourself on every foreign tour by stating, “When I travel outside of Spain, I think it’s very important to have a doctor by your side. Many times I have only been able to finish
a big match or tournament thanks to the travelling doctor because he gave me a local injection. In countries such as America, the local doctors won’t usually give you any kind of injections so you have to rely on someone from your own medical team.”
The 11-time Grand Slam Champion wasn’t part of any tournament for the last six months due a knee injury that was inflicted at the second round of the Wimbledon. He lost to the Czech underdog, Lukas Rosol, in June at the All England
Lawn Tennis Club and never returned to the courts to date; missed the opportunity of carrying the flag of Spain at the opening ceremony of London Olympics, didn’t take part in the US Open and couldn’t get fit in time to feature in the Barclays Association
of Tennis Professionals World Tour Finals.
However, the wait is almost over. The Spanish superhero has confirmed to be back in action at the Mubadala Tennis Championships that will take place in Abu Dhabi from the 27-29 December, 2012. Other big names who will contest in
that tournament include the likes of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.
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