Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal has accepted that he would undergo surgery at the end of the year after he was diagnosed with appendicitis.
The world number two was beaten 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), after taking antibiotics, by fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in Wednesday's Shanghai Masters second-round match. Nadal had initially complained of stomach pains on Sunday.
Nadal said that when one loses a match, it is not the moment to talk about obvious things, adding that Lopez played better than him. He said that it is the same worry that he felt before, and added that he is a little more dizzy now, but that is it, The BBC reported.
The Spaniard said that there is nothing that he has to worry about, adding that he talked about his health on Tuesday, so he does not need to talk again about it.
Nadal said that there remain three more tournaments for him now and his thoughts are to continue with Basel, Paris and London.
Nadal has struggled with injuries since the summer and missed the US Open with a wrist problem. Before Shanghai, he had competed just once since he was beaten by Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round at Wimbledon, at the China Open last week, the report added.