Jumat, 17 Agustus 2012

Injuries to Rafa Nadal in ten years


Nadal has suffered several injuries throughout his career, as it is subjected to a constant demand and a flood of games played at a strong pace throughout the season.
The most serious problem so far was the stress fracture in his left foot that kept him away from the tracks three months in 2004, lower than the same period in 2005 by a swelling of the joint, which also cost him a month off in 2006.
Serious problems of the former world number one began in 2009 with quadriceps tendinitis in both knees. The following is the list of Nadal's injury since 2003 when he played his first game "Grand Sam" and won Wimbledon to Croatian Mario Ancic. Fell in the third round and tied to Boris Becker as the youngest player to reach that stage, as reported EFE.
2003 A crack in the right elbow in a fall while training at Manacor, his hometown, prevents debut in his first "Grand Slam", the Roland Garros. It was his first injury.
2004 Injury to the tournament in Estoril (Portugal). Scaphoid fissure in the left foot. Two months out, which prevented him from tournament play Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Athens, his main goal of the season.
2005  Swelling of the left foot, three months out. Absent from the Paris Masters and the Masters Cup. Their problems of tendonitis in the knees, especially the left, are evident in October at the Masters Series Madrid. He came to speculate with their withdrawal, but not only participate, but to win the tournament. He played tapes protected tailored to your joints.
2006 Problems of the foot support. Inflammation of the left, a month off. Absent in the Australia Open. Back problem. Withdrawal of Queen's to Hewitt. Treatment works. Nadal retains his crown in Paris, stays unbeaten on clay, dispute his first Wimbledon final and first-time participant in the Masters Cup in Shanghai, where it falls to Roger Federer in the semifinals.
2007 A cramp in his left arm, causing him to lose power and precision, accompanied by dizziness forced his retirement against Juan Monaco in the second round in Cincinnati. In another demanding season, knees turn to suffer. "The only injury I had this season was, as you all know, in the knees. There is no cause for alarm and sincerely tell you that my career is not in danger," Nadal said on November 29, heading off rumors about his retirement .
2008  An injury to right knee tendinitis-quadriceps tendon insertion, forced him to retire in his quarter of Paris-Bercy tournament against Russia's  Nikolay Davydenko . The problem prevents you from being in the Masters Cup in Shanghai. As of November 3, had played 111 games to accomplish its goal of being number one, reached the day after winning the Olympic gold (August 17).
2009 Tendinitis of the quadriceps tendon of both knees. Lost Roland Garros and is low in Quenn's and Wimbledon. Gave the first position in the ATP ranking. "Everybody has hard times and this year unfortunately came to me in the most important tournaments in the worst possible conditions. Always have ups and downs," he said.
2010 Leaves against Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of the Open de Australia by a knee injury.Back to competition in early March. From there, he gets his title at Roland Garros and Wimbledon wins, although it reproduces the pain in his right knee. Back to the slopes, due for the first time in the U.S. Open.
2011 In this course, drag from Wimbledon discomfort peroneal tendon in his left foot. Reveals in his autobiography that weighed leave tennis and golf go when doctors diagnosed a rare injury in 2005 in a small bone in his left foot, which threatened to put an end to his career. "The bone still hurts. Remains under control, but we can never lower our guard," he says.
2012 The chronic injury to the patellar tendon in his left knee gives him trouble at Roland Garros, but wins for the seventh time. Falls in second round at Wimbledon. Back tendinitis. Canceled their participation in London on 2012 in Toronto, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. "Now the most important thing is to recover well and today my knee is not ready to compete in a Grand Slam. I will try to recover as soon as possible to return with a good feeling, with guarantees to compete and train all the best" EFE declared on 17 August.

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