Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailWorld No.1 Rafa Nadal called for changes to the schedule for the sake of “life after tennis” after limping out of the Australian Open . The Spaniard, who pulled out of the ATP Finals in London in November with a knee injury, quit in the final set of his quarter-final with Marin Cilic after suffering an upper leg strain. Nadal was leading 2-1 at the point he called the doctors on, but with his Croatian opponent 4-1 up in the set and gaining momentum. (Image: EPA-EFE / REX/Shutterstock)And as Nadal attempted to battle through the fifth and final set, the pain got too much and he waved off the match. "I was really paying attention to these first couple of games [in the final set] and trying to keep my intensity up.

Source: Daily Mirror January 23, 2018 16:30 UTC