After seven months away treating a left knee injury, Rafeal Nadel left many questions unanswered in his comeback tournament. The torn tendon in Nadal's left knee drew repeated questions. He said its better some days than others, and there's still pain. He's avoided surgery, and he says he's been told by doctors the soreness may linger for a few more weeks - even a few months. Not playing has hurt him in the way Nadel has played. After four or five tournament, he should be back into his usual form. I'd say this was the perfect time to play Rafael considering the confidence factor and everything. The loss was a reminder of what he already knew: returning to challenge the other three in tennis' top four - Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray will be slow and gritty. He wore a white bandage on the knee whenever he played, racing down plenty of loose balls and showing no signs of protecting the knee or, for that matter, his right knee, which has also been injured. Every day his knee improves and increases the confidence for him. He still feels pain in the knee some days, and that's something we hope and think will be improving week by week.
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