Milos Raonic had a logical explanation for his fourth-round hammering at the hands of Roger Federer at the Australian Open – the Canadian seed was playing with a pain-killing injection in his left foot.
“I had a tough day today. It wasn’t as smooth of a day as I would have liked to have,” said the player who took a 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 loss to the Swiss ace. “Until probably 45 minutes to an hour before the match, I wasn’t even sure I’d play. I rushed over to get a quick MRI on my foot.
“I was having issues walking. I got the clear to play after that. I just had an anesthesia injection into my foot. I was given the go to play.”
Raonic said he played numb but managed to soldier on for a problem diagnosed an inflammation in the joints. “It was more how much it weighs on you mentally throughout the day when somebody is saying there might be a stress fracture, four to six weeks out, whatever.
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