“After the match we saw that Nadal had lost four kilos, the dehydration was very great”

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“After the match we saw that Nadal had lost four kilos, the dehydration was very great”, revealed Moyà in statements to Cadena Cope’s ‘El Partidazo’. “The extra day is going to come in handy. I trust that he will be 100% recovered for the semifinals,” added his coach.

“We had many doubts because from the end of the second set. Rafa hit a downturn due to heat stroke. He was dead and the miracle happened. I did not expect the victory”, added Moyà. “It is much better than two months ago. I think that not even in the most optimistic scenario did we think that this could happen,” he said.


In addition, the former Majorcan tennis player admitted that they “did not” know “what would happen” in Australia, and refused to speak in advance of the title in Melbourne. “Speaking, zero; dreaming, of course. As of Sunday, let’s hope that there will be talk of the 21st (big). There have been many topics to talk about here since we arrived, but we don’t talk about the 21st,” he commented. .

Asked about the favorites in Australia, Moyà had it clear. “Obviously, for me always Rafa, but all those who remain are candidates. A priori there is no surprise, Medvedev is the one who has the experience of having won a ‘big’ and perhaps he will be the toughest rival, but on the other On the other side there are four potential winners of the ‘Grand Slam’. The number one, Rafa and then, Medvedev”, he affirmed.

Finally, as to whether Djokovic will be in the next ‘greats’, Moyà stated that “the rules and laws change every week with COVID.” “We will not know if we will have come out completely, in this we have to go day by day, week by week. Each country has its rules, 98 of the 100 tennis players in Australia have followed it, one did not come and the other was him. We are going to see what happens in Paris, in Wimbledon, the rules depend on the country and not on the tournament. The more we are, the better,” he concluded.







“We know it’s there and the pressure is there. But the way to avoid it is to not give it importance. Rafa has already said many times that his happiness does not depend on this. At the moment we have maximum concentration on Friday’s game. I’m sure it won’t to finish his career in 20 ‘big’ ones and for that we work very hard every day”, he pointed out
 
let's all pray for el mártir...

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I think Nadal's body is the only thing stopping him from winning this slam. It's what let him down last year (at both majors, really). But at 35, fitness woes could pop up at virtually any time in any number of ways. Could be the back, could be the knees, could be the wrist – apparently could even be heat exhaustion. I don't think I've ever seen Nadal struggle so much with heat as he did against Shapovalov. 25-year-old Nadal would never.
 
Can't believe I'm having to play defense for Nadal after all the eyebrow-raising retirements and health issues he's had in his career, but

Have you ever seen this guy's face so gaunt after a match? -

I think 4 kilos is exaggerated, but he seems to have lost a lot of fluid during this match. The stomach issues sound reasonable if heat was indeed involved.
 
Can't believe I'm having to play defense for Nadal after all the eyebrow-raising retirements and health issues he's seeming had in his career, but

Have you ever seen this guy's face so gaunt after a match? -

I think he lost a lot of fluid (more than normal) during the match. The stomach issues sound reasonable if heat was indeed involved.
To me 4kg is quite normal if you're dehydrated and suffer from diarrhea. And for those who sweat crazily like Nadal they could even lost 2kg from sweating during a match alone; that's completely understandable. Not sure why people here talk sh*t about that.
 
It can happen, Dean Jones lost weight after playing in Chennai and was admitted in hospital, his body was shutting down, he was vomiting and lost 7 kg

temperature in Chennai/Madras in that test match was 40 degree celsius+, reaching 42. Dean Jones was put on a saline drop FTR.
In melbourne, it hasn't crossed 35 degree celsius this time around if I am not wrong.
 
Nadal didn't suffer a "heat stroke," that's life threatening and no way could he have completed the match. He may have had heat exhaustion, but not heat stroke.

Heat stroke isn't always THAT severe. You can have life-threatening or mild variations of many illnesses. People have died from diarrhea.

Also, these terms are being translated from Spanish.
 
I had a summer job where I lost 4 kilos every day to sweat even though I was drinking as much water as I could take in. Had to drink water by the pint at night to replace it. So it is possible to lose 4K in sweat.
 
temperature in Chennai/Madras in that test match was 40 degree celsius+, reaching 42. Dean Jones was put on a saline drop FTR.
In melbourne, it hasn't crossed 35 degree celsius this time around if I am not wrong.
Not saying you are wrong, just saying people can loose weight in one day of heat.
Don't know the reality of Rafa condition
 
Here we go again, with all the athletes telling us whats impossible for professional players LOL

Hell , anyone who weighs themselves regularly, will know that from evening to morning, from sleeping, you can easily be a couple of kg down.

Nevermind running around for 4+ hours in blistering heat .

Just as well some of you are behind a screen, rather than in person , making these statements.
 
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