rafa says his back issues are flaring up again.
his average serve speed today was 103 MPH. some 2nd serves were at 81 MPH.
he failed to get off the hard courts when he absolutely had to. there was no need to linger around for 10 days at indian wells and then another 10 days at Miami masters.
he should have gone home to rest, relax, and train on the soft clay. and also work on strengthening the back.
He should have, considering the approaching clay season. This is the busiest part of the season, now he has to play with a bad back, and there will be days when it's not doing so well.
But, things work out the way they're supposed to, I guess.
At some point the back will have the last say, and with Wimbledon right around the corner, then the hard court swing, the timing couldn't be worse.