Milos Raonic Played in Pain

Written by: on 21st January 2013
Tennis Australian Open 2013
Milos Raonic Played in Pain

epa03547639 Milos Raonic of Canada in action during his match against Roger Federer of Switzerland, round four of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 21 January 2013. EPA/JULIAN SMITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT  |

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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