The Indian Wells Masters officially came to an end, with Nadal losing to 20th seed Fritz in the final. It was Fritz's first Masters title in his career, and while winning the tournament, it also ended Nadal's 20-game winning streak since the start of the season. No winner! Nadal exposed the impact of the injury: dizziness, chest pain, breathing problems!
There was also a small episode in the showdown, when at the end of the first set, Nadal applied for a medical suspension. Although the game resumed after that, Nadal's competitive state was obviously not right, and he could only regret to swallow the bitter fruit of the defeat.
In the media interview after the game, Nadal exposed the impact of the injury. However, Nadal, who did not win the championship, still gave Fritz a very high evaluation and recognition, praising Fritz as a great player who really deserved the title.
Interestingly, Nadal himself did not know what kind of injury he suffered. He said that the unknown injury was accompanied by many symptoms, feeling very painful in the chest, and then there were symptoms of dizziness, even when breathing was not quite right. Nadal said that whenever he moved and breathed, it was as if a needle was sticking in his chest, which also limited his play.
Much like the situation in the final, Nadal developed symptoms of discomfort in the semi-finals, and he also applied for a medical suspension in the semi-finals. Under such preconditions, Nadal is still tenacious to advance to the final, which shows that he has indeed paid unimaginable efforts and sufferings for ordinary people.
Nadal confessed that he was concerned about the unknown injury and that he would be keen to find out the specific cause. In order to be able to better prepare for the next matches, Nadal will definitely handle his injury properly. After all, the premise of winning the championship is to ensure physical health, and if the physical condition cannot support high-intensity competition, then it is indeed too difficult to win the championship.
In the final stages of the interview, Nadal put the topic on the field again. Nadal said that he will start the clay season next, hoping to achieve satisfactory results on the field he is good at. I have to say that Nadal is really too hard fighting, obviously there are problems with his physical condition, but he still focuses on the tennis career he loves, which is really admirable!