NADAL PRESS CONFERENCE AT INDIAN WELLS

An ailing Rafael Nadal lost 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) to Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final. He loses for the first time in 2022. #Tennis #pain #asneedle A sick Rafael Nadal lost 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) against Taylor Fritz in the final of Indian Wells. He loses for the first time in 2022. "Like a needle you press": Rafael Nadal, beaten for the first time by the American Tyler Fritz in the final of the 1000 Masters of Indian Wells, describes a pain in the upper left of the body that prevented him from leaving Sunday. "I'm sick. I'm having a hard time breathing. I don't know if it's in my rib cage... When I breathe, when I move, it's like pressing on a needle. It's not just pain, it's affecting my breathing," the man said. The 35-year-old Spaniard explained at a press conference.