DHAKA: Rafael Nadal on Tuesday revealed he`s still in pain despite his titanic form since returning from injury and played down suggestions a hi-tech treatment was behind his amazing comeback.

Nadal has had a sensational year, winning 10 titles including two Grand Slams after seven months out with a left knee injury, and displacing Novak Djokovic as world number one in the latest rankings.

Britain`s Daily Mail newspaper on Monday said the use of hi-tech training machinery and platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) were key reasons for the Spaniard`s revival.

But the 27-year old told reporters at the Shanghai Masters that while a combination of machines and PRP had "worked unbelievable" on his knee in the past, there was no magic cure this time around.

"The machines I have at home, the only thing that helps me is to make me a little bit more fit without having to run or something like this, or putting pressure on the tendon.

"But seriously, we didn`t find the key to the recovery because I need to keep working hard on finding things that will help me more, he added."

Source: ToI

BDST: 1645 HRS, OCT 08, 2013
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