Tennis-Bad back rules Nadal out of virtual reality charity match

[ASFN Admin]

Rafael Nadal is no stranger to being out of action for months due to injuries taking a toll on his body but when the Spaniard pulled out from a virtual reality tennis match that would have been contested using a game console - it raised a few eyebrows. The claycourt king had been expected to take on gamer DjMariio as part of a virtual Madrid Open charity event - but ended up being a no show on Monday. "We had Rafa, but I think he had an issue on his back today, I think he was injured, so he requested to play (again) tomorrow," tournament director Feliciano Lopez said, according to Eurosport.

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