Fotografía de Agencia EFE/EPA firmada por Lukas Coch del tenista español Rafa Nadal en un partido del Abierto de Australia el 24 de enero de 2019

The voice of the Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal when he was talking about the breakage of a fiber which has forced him to pull out from the 1,000 Master in Paris.

Nadal felt a prick during the last service he did in the morning training and, although for the moment, the tests he has undergone are inconclusive, prudence has led him to pull out.

“It was not an unbearable pain, but there is a great risk of making it worse,” said the tennis player, who indicated that it is still too early to know the extent of the injury, although he indicated that he will do everything possible to be ready to play the ATP Finals of London starting on November 10.

1.- Listen to the MP3 (November 3, 2019):

2.- Fill the gaps with the missing words while you’re listening to the MP3:

“Evidentemente ____ que alguna fibra ha saltado. Lo pequeña que ____ la rotura o no pues… no lo ____; lo cual cuando lo _____ ____ con más claridad cuáles ____ las opciones reales de todo. Esperemos que _____ jugar para Londres estas… en realidad, este ____ el objetivo y esta ____ la gran ilusión.”

3.- Read the translation of the transcription:

“Obviously I think some fiber has been broken. How small the breakage is or not, well… we don’t know; which when we know it we will know more clearly what are the real options of everything. We hope I can play for London these… currently, this is my goal and this is my great illusion.”

EFE/Practica Español