NATHAN ASPINALL is a jack of all trades as he went from playing professional football to standing in front of a dart board – but this next challenge could be his toughest yet.
The Asp is hoping he can reclaim his World Matchplay title after beating Jonny Clayton in a thrilling 2023 final.
But he will have to fight through some arm issues on his journey back to the top.
Nathan Aspinall has revealed that he is suffering from some form of ‘tennis elbow’ type injury.
The Asp admitted that he will be taking a break after the Matchplay tournament and might not return until September or October.
Aspinall, 31, mentioned that the pain is worse than his wrist travails which nearly saw his career end two years ago.
And as a result, the Englishman said that he is likely to go through therapy to help him get over his injury.
“This is my last event for a few months. I’ve got like a form of tennis elbow. I’ve got severe swelling in my tendons and ligaments in my elbow. I need something called shockwave therapy to heal it.
“It’s six to eight weeks of intense treatment. It’s going to be quite painful what I have to go through. After that it’s two weeks recovery then I’m back at it. I’ve got my first appointment booked in on Friday if it all goes wrong at the Matchplay I can start it straight away.”
“If I have a decent run, it’ll be three to four weeks before I can start it. If I have a decent run which is what I want I probably wouldn’t be back in action until mid October. If it all goes wrong, I could be back middle of September.”
