Undoubtedly and confidently. This is how Rafa Nadal faced the defense of his Australian Open titletournament that will start at dawn from Sunday to Monday (starting at 04:30 Spanish peninsular time) against the British Jack Draper.
The Spaniard took to the media to highlight that He is not in Australia “for a walk” and sees himself in a position to fight for the title.
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“I’m happy, trained well. Now I need some wins. I hope that happens here. If not, I will continue working to make it happen as soon as possible. If I lose on Monday, it’s not the end of the world. It’s going to be hard, but I’ll take it no matter the outcome. I feel like I’m getting better, my legs feel faster. I hope to play a good Australian Open, but you never know what can happen. Honestly, I’m ready” explained a Nadal who was not worried about Novak Djokovic’s good form.
“What Djokovic does is beyond my control, all I can do is try to do my best to have a chance. If he wins, congratulate him for doing something historic,” he said.
Regarding his opponent on Monday, the Spaniard stressed that “this is probably one of the most complicated first rounds that could touch me as the top seed. He is young, fast and growing rapidly in the ATP ranks. Let’s see what happens.”
In addition to Djokovic, Nadal was also asked about the options for the new batch of tennis players. “I can’t predict the future. Carlos has a Grand Slam, the others still don’t. If we’re talking about getting 22, 21, 20 grand, it’s a big deal.. It could happen, yes, why not. But at the same time, this has not happened in the past. It won’t be easy for two generations to come. Perhaps because there are three players who have achieved so much, we kind of lose sight of how difficult it is. I’m still playing at the age of 36, you need to have a long career and the injuries are there. There’s no question about their potential, but the circumstances of life to put pressure on them to put up these kinds of numbers I don’t think are fair.”
Finally, the champion of 22 Grand Slam titles He commented on the recent breach of contract between the Kosmos company and the Davis Cup.
“I think it’s not such an easy process to cut and bye. I don’t think the Davis Cup is in danger. It will have continuity either with Kosmos or without Kosmos. The ATP Cup was stopped to give more visibility to the Davis Cup and the United Cup was cancelled, so we are left with the Davis Cup because it has more history”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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