Pain, Perseverance and 22 Slams: Nadal's Netflix confession
Rafael Nadal opens up in a Netflix series about a career defined by chronic pain and high-risk choices to keep competing, revealing Mueller-Weiss foot syndrome and a history of using insoles, anti-inflammatories and nerve-blocks to win titles. He contends pushing through pain helped him reach 22 Grand Slam titles, including a record 14th French Open, while detailing the toll on his body and mind, his tough-love upbringing with uncle Toni Nadal, and later psychological support that accompanied a shift to a freer, later stage of his career.