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Matt Verri

Rafael Nadal admits he is ‘living with an injury’ as concerns grow ahead of French Open

Rafael Nadal admits he is facing a lot of uncertainty regarding his foot injury with just over a week to go until the French Open.

The 35-year-old was knocked out of the Italian Open by Denis Shapovalov in three sets, with the injury clearly hampering Nadal from midway through the match as the Candadian secured a 1-6 7-5 6-2 victory. This was only Nadal’s second tournament since returning from a stress fracture to his ribs.

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