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Indian Wells, California, USA yesterday

Yesterday.

Indian Wells, California, USA.

Via Metro:

Rafael Nadal says he suffered from ‘worrying’ breathing difficulties during his straight-sets defeat by Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final.

Nadal, who became the most successful male tennis player in history when he won the Australian Open in January, suffered a 6-3 7-6 (7-5) defeat to American Fritz.

The Spaniard left the court for treatment at 4-0 down in the first set and said afterwards he was experiencing difficulties breathing.

He will prioritise finding out what the problem is, saying:

“When I’m breathing, when I’m moving, it’s like a needle all the time inside. I get dizzy a little bit because it’s painful. It’s a kind of pain that limits me a lot. It’s not only about pain, I don’t feel very well because it affects my breathing.”

Novak Djokovic was forced out of the same competition over his unvaccinated status.

Rafael Nadal experienced ‘worrying’ breathing difficulties during Indian Wells final defeat (Metro)

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