Rafael Nadal admitted to feeling 'destroyed mentally' after a straight sets defeat to American Mackenzie McDonald in the Australian Open second round. | Sport24news
Nadal, who rallied from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in last year's final, cut a dejected figure during his post-match press conference.
"I've been out for a majority of seven months to recover from my previous injuries and be ready for this tournament. "So, I really hope that [the injury doesn't] put me out of the court for a long time, because then it's tough to make all the recovery again. It's not only the recovery... it's all the amount of work that you need to put together to come back at a decent level.When asked how he might have performed if the injury did not occur, he was adamant:"I don't like the word 'if' in sport or in life.""It's a very simple thing: I like what I do.
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