Rafael Nadal highlights a major problem in the world of tennis!

Twenty-two-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has shared his views on possible changes to the tennis calendar that could help reduce the number of injuries among players.

According to TodayPress TV, citing Punto de Break, the Spanish tennis legend suggested that increasing the proportion of tournaments played on natural surfaces, particularly clay and grass courts, could help address the problem.

“It was difficult for me to defend this position while I was still playing, because many people might have thought I was simply trying to take advantage of my superiority on clay and even on grass, which I considered my second-favourite surface,” Nadal said.

He added: “But now I can speak openly about it: I don't know many professional sports in which competitions are held on such hard surfaces. In tennis, we spend most of our time on courts that are extremely harsh on our bodies and joints. And then we pay the price for it.”

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