• Nadal Fritz causes the first defeat of the year

Rafa Nadal, who lost the Indian Wells final to the American

Taylor Fritz

on Sunday , detailed after the match the physical problems in his chest that he suffered during the match and that prevent him from breathing normally.

"All I can say is that breathing is difficult for me. I don't know, when I try to breathe it's painful and very uncomfortable," he told reporters.

"I don't know if it's something in the ribs, I don't know yet. When I breathe and when I move it's like I have a needle inside all the time. It makes me feel a little dizzy because it's painful. It's a kind of pain that limits me. a lot. It's not just because of the pain: I don't feel very well because it affects my breathing," he added.

However, Nadal urged that the conversation in Indian Wells today not revolve around him and his inconvenience but before Fritz's great victory by 6-3 and 7-6 (5) in two hours and 6 minutes.

"It's not the time to talk about this, honestly. Even if it's obvious that I couldn't do normal things today. It's a final. I tried. I lost against a great player. It's not the day to talk about what's wrong with me. It's his day and we don't need to hide that in my comments," he said.

Left foot

Nadal's chest pain, which also has discomfort in his left foot, began on Saturday during his epic semifinal in Indian Wells of more than three hours against fellow Spaniard

Carlos Alcaraz

.

Already in the final against Fritz, Nadal twice requested the assistance of the medical services to help him with his chest pains and was not comfortable at any time on the court.

"Honestly, I'm sad that I wasn't able to compete," he said.

This is the first loss for the Spaniard in 2022 after an exceptional winning streak of 20 straight games and three more trophies in his showcase (Australian Open, Melbourne and Acapulco).

Nadal is now abandoning the hard court tournaments to focus on the clay court season, his great specialty and which he faces with great enthusiasm.

"The only thing that worries me now is what is happening there (in the chest), what I have to do to recover and how long it will take," he said.

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