Rafael Nadal Says Pain-Free For First Time In "Year And Half"
Rafael Nadal said Saturday that for the first time in 18 months he has defeated the crippling foot pain which threatened to push him to the brink of retirement. Nadal captured his 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd major earlier this month to put himself halfway to the first men's calendar Grand Slam since 1969. However, in the aftermath of his Paris victory, he revealed that he had needed to have his left foot anaesthetised to keep competing. He then underwent "pulsed radiofrequency stimulation", a treatment aimed at reducing nerve pain.
