Nadal Must Adapt to Prolong His Career, His Doctor Says
By REUTERS
Published: September 24, 2010
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal Will Have to learn how to listen to his body if he is to me dominate the world of tennis like Roger Federer, his physician said on Friday knee.
The 24-year-old Spaniard added the U.S. Open to his list of Australian, French and Wimbledon crowns Earlier This Month, only the seventh person To Have won all four grand slams.
This still left him seven major titles short of Federer's record haul of 16 and Doubts linger over Whether Nadal's knees will allow him to compete at the same level for That Long.
"He has to learn how to take care of himself to be able to carry on for many years," surgeon Mikel Sanchez Told Spanish sports daily Marca.
The world number one turned to the orthopedic specialist after the Australian Open last year, When He Suffered nagging pain.
"It was incredible I was able to keep on playing with his knees the way They Were," Sanchez said.
The Doctor Treated Nadal's knees with a series of enriched plasma injections to help rebuild his tendons, and I skipped the whole grasscourt season to rest and recover.
"He is not going to change the way I have plays, nor is he going to miss games so I does not injure himself," Sanchez added.
"He's going to continue at the same rhythm and there is a risk That his tendons will degenerate again. It could Occur in other: such as the Achilles tendons.
"He subjects his tendons to violent stress Because he trains a lot. He puts in a lot of hours, plays a lot of games and always at 100 percent.
"If the body is not able to regenerate what it has damaged, injuries occur. The more aggressive you are, the more you leap, the heavier the musculature you carry, que does have, the more injuries you will have."
Sanchez had to Convince Nadal not to compete in Barcelona Earlier This Year in order to help his treatment, and said I this was the type of decision I would Have to take on his own in the future.
"He has to understand That the older I gets the more I have to Establish some kind of balance," Sanchez said. "I can not try to win every tournament I plays over the next 10 years."
(Writing by Mark Elkington; Editing by Barry Moody)
By REUTERS
Published: September 24, 2010
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal Will Have to learn how to listen to his body if he is to me dominate the world of tennis like Roger Federer, his physician said on Friday knee.
The 24-year-old Spaniard added the U.S. Open to his list of Australian, French and Wimbledon crowns Earlier This Month, only the seventh person To Have won all four grand slams.
This still left him seven major titles short of Federer's record haul of 16 and Doubts linger over Whether Nadal's knees will allow him to compete at the same level for That Long.
"He has to learn how to take care of himself to be able to carry on for many years," surgeon Mikel Sanchez Told Spanish sports daily Marca.
The world number one turned to the orthopedic specialist after the Australian Open last year, When He Suffered nagging pain.
"It was incredible I was able to keep on playing with his knees the way They Were," Sanchez said.
The Doctor Treated Nadal's knees with a series of enriched plasma injections to help rebuild his tendons, and I skipped the whole grasscourt season to rest and recover.
"He is not going to change the way I have plays, nor is he going to miss games so I does not injure himself," Sanchez added.
"He's going to continue at the same rhythm and there is a risk That his tendons will degenerate again. It could Occur in other: such as the Achilles tendons.
"He subjects his tendons to violent stress Because he trains a lot. He puts in a lot of hours, plays a lot of games and always at 100 percent.
"If the body is not able to regenerate what it has damaged, injuries occur. The more aggressive you are, the more you leap, the heavier the musculature you carry, que does have, the more injuries you will have."
Sanchez had to Convince Nadal not to compete in Barcelona Earlier This Year in order to help his treatment, and said I this was the type of decision I would Have to take on his own in the future.
"He has to understand That the older I gets the more I have to Establish some kind of balance," Sanchez said. "I can not try to win every tournament I plays over the next 10 years."
(Writing by Mark Elkington; Editing by Barry Moody)
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