"Never, ever write him off" - Eurosport analyst Schett sees Nadal as a candidate to win US Open

According to Eurosport expert, Barbara Schett Nadal cannot be written off in relation to the US Open despite questions about his fitness.

Rafael Nadal was beaten in his first match back by Borna Coric and it wasn't the best of display by the Spaniard. He is missing matches and while admitting to it, some wonder whether Nadal truly healed from his abdominal injury at Wimbledon. They are very tricky to overcome and Schett wonders whether it still bothers him:

"Don't forget that was his first match since that injury. The match is always different from practice. And whoever had an abdominal injury and a tear on the abdominal muscles knows how it feels. You have to be extremely cautious. You're worried that you're going to reinjure it again. And I think that's what we've seen on Wednesday. When he played against Coric, he was a little bit uncertain how the body was going to hold up. And for sure he's going to feel better and better."

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Though she also thinks he will be really dangerous at the US Open if healthy:

"If there's no damage to the abdominal muscle, then he still has a week and a half to improve his health, to improve the trust also that he can extend and he can't bend on the serve because that's the trickiest shot, the serve and the smash. When that is the case, Rafa Nadal certainly can be dangerous again at the US Open. I mean, he's so fired up at every single Grand Slam. We've seen this year playing the best tennis of his life. You can never, ever write him off."

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