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Rafael Nadal has revealed he will have his doctor alongside him when he competes at the French Open later this month. The Spaniard hobbled through half of his defeat by Denis Shapovalov at the Rome Masters as a chronic foot injury flared up again.

Nadal stormed into a 6-1 lead over Shapovalov in Italy and looked on course to cruise into the quarter-final. However, the 35-year-old was clearly impeded midway through the second and then appeared to struggle through the third.

Shapovalov eventually won 1-6 7-5 6-2. The Canadian will play Casper Ruud in the last eight on Friday.

But for Nadal, his hopes of mounting a challenge for an incredible 14th French Open have taken a hit. A doctor will accompany him at Roland-Garros as the star targets a 22nd Grand Slam.

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