injury

As the title says, do you think Rafael Nadal would have retired in the semi-final of the US Open 2018 against Juan Martin Del Potro if he had won the highly competitive first set. In this set, Rafael Nadal played at an incredibly high level. Breaking right back after the opening game, and then...

That's tennis. It's not so much about talent now. It's about random injuries. Talent is buried, periodically, for every player. Long breaks from injuries and poor-quality play because of injury are both standard now. And, even when people are playing they're popping NSAIDs "like candy"...