Nadal and swimmer Mireia Belmonte
pose with their Best Spanish Athletes of 2013 trophies
Rafael Nadal was crowned Best Spanish Athletes of 2013 as well as receiving "The Excellence in sports award" in an event held in Barcelona, Spain last night. This came in at the right time to cheer up the world no.1 player after a painful loss to Stanislas Wawrinka at the Australian Open final last month.
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“Sport has two sides: One is victory and
the other one is defeat. In this case I had to lose and it was not in very nice
circumstances,” Nadal said.
He further added, “But I am very grateful
for what sport has given me, the career I have done. Last Sunday I experienced
probably one of the most terrible situations in my career: getting injured
while you are playing one of the most important tournaments in my life, the
final of a Grand Slam.
Besides picking up his awards, Nadal has flown in to Barcelona for an important medical checkup with Dr. Angel Luiz Cotorro, where he will undergo some test on his back injury he suffered at the Australian Open. It is not sure if he will be 100% fit to play in the ATP 250 Buenos Aires clay court tournament.
On Thursday Rafael Nadal will be flying back to Manacor for a session of training. After that, the Spaniard will decide whether to play in Buenos Aires. We hope he will be fully recovered by then and start his campaign on clay court surface.
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