Drama as tennis star Rafael Nadal collapses in pain at televised press conference

• Andy Murray set to face Spaniard in US Open semi-finals

By Mike Dickson For The Daily Mail and Hugo Gye Update: 4:46 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2011

His opponents will testify to his seemingly superhuman level of fitness, but Rafael Nadal showed his body to be fallible with a dramatic collapse during a press conference at the USOpen.

Very publicly and without warning, he went into crisis as he answered questions in his post-match interview, and while there was no lasting damage, the incident clearly showed the physical demands. professional sport.

Nadal was answering questions after his victory in the third round of the US Open. Suddenly the 25-year-old grabbed his right leg and then put his hands on his head as his discomfort increased with the threat that he could go into a full body spasm.

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In pain: Rafa Nadal slipped from his chair and fell to the ground

He slipped into his leather chair and slowly slid down, finally dropping to the floor behind the desk.

The room was cleaned as a physiotherapist and doctor were quickly found, and within minutes of receiving the right stretches and fluids, he was walking around as if nothing had happened.

A similar thing happened to Jamie Hampton, England’s No.1 opponent Elena Baltacha, on the pitch last week and, again, while it looked dramatic, he was quickly corrected.

A smiling Nadal, who went on to do his TV interview streak, shed light on the whole episode, saying, “It was just unfortunate that this happened in the front and back of my leg at the same time

“It’s just bad luck that this happened in public. It was really hot, I ran a lot and you sweat a lot in these conditions. ‘

Concern: Nadal later returned to announce he was experiencing a thigh cramp

As the cramp seizes Nadal walks to the floor

Go, go, go: Nadal slips under the desk

Andy Murray thought it wasn’t such an unusual event.

“I don’t think it’s strange that someone is having cramps,” he said.

“I’m sure a lot of people were surprised because he was the one who had the cramps, but he’s Rafa’s human. I think some people forget that sometimes.

“I think around noon a lot of people were struggling with the heat. He very rarely plays so early.

“So if you mess up like eating or messing around or drinking badly before the game – and from the games of the game I saw today, he also ran a lot – you can put you in the wrong direction under these conditions.

“I’m glad he’s okay, but I’m sure it was a bit of a shock to him.”

Pleasure and pain: Rafa celebrates victory over David Nalbandian before succumbing to cramp pain in post-match interview

Andy Roddick also played down Nadal’s drama, saying, “Don’t put the brakes on the story, which I know you think is really fat, but people get cramps after games when you’re cold. It’s just something that happens.

“It’s just unfortunate that this has happened in front of all of you. Every player out there has had this. Each.

“What we do, we run, run miles and miles and miles and miles on the tennis court in bad weather. You throw nerves in there, I mean, it happens. As long as that doesn’t happen during a match, it’s fine.

‘I heard about it. They told me it was like all that and that people surrounded him. I started to laugh. I saw Rafa and he laughed about it later.

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