'Never, ever write him off' - Rafael Nadal can still be dangerous at US Open despite injury - Barbara Schett

Rafael Nadal cannot be written off at the US Open despite going out in his first match in Cincinnati, says Eurosport expert Barbara Schett. Borna Coric upset Nadal by beating the 22-time Grand Slam champion in three sets in the second round of the Cincinnati Open. Ad Nadal was playing in his first match since pulling out of his Wimbledon semi-final with Nick Kyrgios due to an abdominal tear in July which has hampered him for the last six weeks.

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And whoever had an abdominal injury and a tear on the abdominal muscles knows how it feels. You have to be extremely cautious. You're worried that you're going to reinjure it again.

»And I think that's what we've seen on Wednesday. When he played against Coric, he was a little bit uncertain how the body was going to hold up. And for sure he's going to feel better and better.

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