Rafa Nadal’s strong self-criticism: “It’s hard to play worse”

Rafael Nadalwho was on the verge of reuniting with victory in an ATP tennis circuit tournament but lost in the final of Bastard (Sweden) against the Portuguese Nuno Borges (6-3, 6-2), assuming his poor performance and poor level showed in the decisive match for the title.

“I know things won’t be easy. I have to take things as they come and try to improve. I played very badly and I’m sad about that. I struggle to play worse than I did . I lost energy even though it’s normal because I haven’t fought a long match for a few days and Nuno Borges deserved to win,” said Nadal in the press conference after the final.

Nadal regrets that he did not get on the court the good level shown in the previous training sessions. “I had good feelings from training but I haven’t been able to transfer it to the games. The level of play is far from what I have in training. I have to play much better to be competitive.”

Rafael Nadal played the last two years after his success in Roland Garros 2022, the last time he bid for a trophy. And since then, in addition, he has not been able to play four games in a row. However, he demands himself.

“I looked for solutions but my level is far from what it should be. It is important that the body holds up properly for a week but physically and also mentally I have run out of energy. That may be a reason for my poor performance in the last it “I had to study a lot of things,” he said.

Paris 2024 is the challenge for the Balearic Islands who in the next few days will travel to France where they will compete in the individual draw and participate in the doubles. Carlos Alcaraz.

“I’m excited to be part of the Olympic team and represent Spain. The Games are the most important event in sport. If I manage to play good tennis at an individual level I will do the same in doubles but I have to see what happens now week Carlos Alcaraz is at a high level because he came with confidence and we will train together,” said Nadal.