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Novak Djokovic speaks out on Rafael Nadal as rival suffers ‘injury setback’ at Olympics
Rafael Nadal has reportedly suffered a fresh injury setback ahead of the Olympics.
The 38-year-old was also spotted with the upper part of his leg bandaged a day before the opening ceremony, according to Metro. It came just hours after the draw for the men’s singles event threw up a potential second-round tie between Djokovic and Nadal.
Speaking about the possibility of facing Nadal, Djokovic promised ‘fireworks’ and said it would be like ‘the good old times’ to go up against his rival for what could be the final time.
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Nadal suffered a fresh injury setback on the eve of the Games
“Obviously he hasn’t played much,” said the Serb. “His ranking dropped, so there’s always going to be that possibility of me meeting him in an early round and there we go. It’s going to be a spectacle, definitely, if we get to meet.
“[We will] spread some fireworks on the court, like the good old times. I hope we get to meet because it will probably be one last dance for the both of us.”
Nadal’s coach Carlos Moya admitted on Thursday that a fresh injury concern had cropped up on the eve of the Games. He chose not to give a detailed explanation but confirmed reports that Nadal had skipped a training session, with the tennis events due to begin on Saturday.
“It was a setback and we decided that today Rafa would rest and not train to recover,” said Moya. “We are going to give ourselves 48 hours. We have to wait.”
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speaks out on Rafael Nadal as rival suffers ‘injury setback’ at Olympics
Rafael Nadal has reportedly suffered a fresh injury setback ahead of the Olympics.
The 38-year-old was also spotted with the upper part of his leg bandaged a day before the opening ceremony, according to Metro. It came just hours after the draw for the men’s singles event threw up a potential second-round tie between Djokovic and Nadal.
Speaking about the possibility of facing Nadal, Djokovic promised ‘fireworks’ and said it would be like ‘the good old times’ to go up against his rival for what could be the final time.
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Elena Rybakina was ‘forbidden’ from going to Olympics as new statement released
Nadal suffered a fresh injury setback on the eve of the Games
“Obviously he hasn’t played much,” said the Serb. “His ranking dropped, so there’s always going to be that possibility of me meeting him in an early round and there we go. It’s going to be a spectacle, definitely, if we get to meet.
“[We will] spread some fireworks on the court, like the good old times. I hope we get to meet because it will probably be one last dance for the both of us.”
Nadal’s coach Carlos Moya admitted on Thursday that a fresh injury concern had cropped up on the eve of the Games. He chose not to give a detailed explanation but confirmed reports that Nadal had skipped a training session, with the tennis events due to begin on Saturday.
“It was a setback and we decided that today Rafa would rest and not train to recover,” said Moya. “We are going to give ourselves 48 hours. We have to wait.”
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