Jannik Sinner, Rafael Nadal doesn’t hide sorrow

Rafael Nadal’s words in the press conference

Rafael Nadal, speaking at a press conference at the Foro Italico, also spoke about Jannik Sinner's absence at the Internazionali d'Italia: "Injuries are always there. I understand that for you not to see Sinner here represents terrible news, especially the way he is playing this year. We can talk about this for hours — we have been doing this for years — and now with Jannik and Carlos in the pits the conversation è back to this topic".

"Nothing è has changed, è just a coincidence that two big players got injured at the same time – added the Spanish champion -. We can discuss the reasons why players get injured. I will tell you clearly: when you push your body to the limit, eventually, you get injured".

"When you play faster and faster, you get injured. When you play most of the season on concrete-which è a very hard surface for the body-you get injured. This is about tournaments, business and sports in general. Players want to get rich, tournaments want to get rich. We accept the rules and these things can happen. I missed many important tournaments because of my injuries. You cannot complain, you just have to accept the situation and move on".

"Jannik and Carlos are young and still have many years to play here and have many successes. No drama, the tournament will survive without them. They are two great players and they will be back. For the Italians not to have Jannik here after all he represents today è terrible news. I feel sorry for him, because heé deserved to play here" concluded Nadal.