My rivals have faced fewer injuries than I have had to face: Nadal

TIL Desk Sports/ Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal has revealed a lesser number of injuries would have helped his already illustrious career further, saying that is the only thing he envies about his rivals.

The world number two, who won his fourth US Open and 19th Grand Slam at last year”s event, said in an interview that the one thing he envied about his rivals was the lesser number of times they got injured.

“Yes. Sometimes I do. It”s true that my rivals have faced fewer injuries than I have had to face,” he said when asked the question. Is it because of the high intensity the Spaniard plays with that takes a toll on his body?

“No, or I don”t know. I was told that for many years, I was told that because of the way I play, I would never have a very long career. But, hey, I”m still here…,” he replied.