{"id":1474950,"date":"2022-05-14T07:29:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T11:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1474950"},"modified":"2022-05-14T07:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T11:29:52","slug":"rafael-nadal-determined-to-play-at-french-open-despite-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rafael-nadal-determined-to-play-at-french-open-despite-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal Determined to Play At French Open Despite Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frafael-nadal-determined-to-play-at-french-open-despite-injury%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1474950&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Thirteen-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/tennis\/french-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>French Open<\/u><\/a> champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/tennis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Rafael Nadal<\/u><\/a> is committed to making the best of the clay courts later this month despite a nagging foot injury that impacted his play during Thursday\u2019s third round loss at the Italian Open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;I hurt my foot again with a lot of pain,&#8221; Nadal told reporters after his 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 loss to Denis Shapovalov. &#8220;I\u2019m a player living with an injury. It\u2019s nothing new. It\u2019s something that is there, unfortunately. Day by day is difficult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/denis-shapovalov-snaps-back-italian-open-fans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>DENIS SHAPOVALOV SNAPS BACK AT HECKLING ITALIAN OPEN FANS: \u2018SHUT THE F&#8212; UP\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old former World No.1 limped between points and was seen leaning on his towel box, grimacing in pain at one point during the match. The scene stirred up concern for Nadal, just 10 days out from the French Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1240624961.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal in action during the Internazionali BNL D&#039;Italia 2022 match against Denis Shapovalov on May 12, 2022, in Rome.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Rafael Nadal in action during the Internazionali BNL D&#8217;Italia 2022 match against Denis Shapovalov on May 12, 2022, in Rome.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Giuseppe Maffia\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;What can happen in the next couple of days, I don\u2019t know,&#8221; he said. &#8220;What can happen in one week, I really don\u2019t know now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s the time to accept the situation and fight. That&#8217;s it\u2026 I don&#8217;t know if rest, I don&#8217;t know if maybe practice. But I still have a goal in one week and a couple of days. I\u2019m going to keep dreaming about that goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1240624713.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal celebrates during the Internazionali BNL D&#039;Italia 2022 on May 12, 2022, in Rome.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Rafael Nadal celebrates during the Internazionali BNL D&#8217;Italia 2022 on May 12, 2022, in Rome.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Giuseppe Maffia\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nadal says he hopes to practice without injury but will have a doctor with him as he travels to Roland Garros.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1396925717.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal reacts in his match against Denis Shapovalov on May 12, 2022, in Rome.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Rafael Nadal reacts in his match against Denis Shapovalov on May 12, 2022, in Rome.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;First thing that I need to do is to don&#8217;t have pain to practice, that&#8217;s it\u2026 It&#8217;s true that during the French Open, Roland Garros, I\u2019m going to have my doctor there with me. That sometimes helps because you can do things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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