Nadal vows to battle on
Rafael Nadal insists he is fit enough to continue the defence of his Wimbledon title despite suffering a leg injury during his third-round win over Gilles Muller.
The top seed took a tumble while winning a first-set tie-break just before the rain came on Friday, but showed no obvious signs of discomfort as he returned to finish the job 7-6 (8/6) 7-6 (7/5) 6-0 on Court One.
Nadal said: "I felt the leg was a little bit more tired than usual. I called for the trainer and I am still feeling it a little bit. But this is not limiting my game. I can play with it without any problems."
He added: "It's not the knee, nothing of the knee. It's just a little bit of muscle.
"Muller served fantastic during all the match in my opinion.
"I was a little bit lucky in the first set because I think I only won three points before the tie-break on the return, and I had two set points against me.
"In the second set it was very similar. But you decide the set in two balls.
"I think I played solid mentally and, in the tie-break I served all my points on the first serve. I didn't play one point on the second. When I had the chance to return, I won the point. I think I played a good point. For that reason, I am in the third round.
"In the third set, at two sets to love, I was able to play with less pressure and I started to return unbelievably and played at a very high level, I think."
