Francis Roigcoach ng Rafael Nadalask for patience at the level of the tennis player on the grass, confirmed that to EFE he is physically okay and said there was time to get used to the surface before the third Grand Slam of the season began.
The Majorcan coach attended Efe after the second training session held on Tuesday at Wimbledon’s Aorangi Park. In the two-hour session, Nadal dropped to a training match against Kamil Majchrzak of Poland, but he shouldn’t worry for the Spanish team.
“It’s quite in the dynamic we’ve seen in recent years that we go here. At first it was difficult for us. They have completely different dynamics (on the grass), we didn’t come to play any tournament on this surface. In the past, we played a tournament on this surface, but now we’re straight, ”Roig said.
Nadal was obviously resentful at his level at various points in the match, but Roig pointed out that this was normal for him.
“It’s not the first time and it’s not the last, hopefully. It’s normal when you start on the grass … He’s been playing in Mallorca for four or five days, but it’s one thing to hit the ball more from a standing position, without expecting anything, than this. We had to be careful with our feet and here the more targets playing, the greater the demand. It’s normally difficult at first, “he added to EFE.
Now Nadal will test himself at the Hurlingham exhibition in two matches, one against Swiss Stan Wawrinka on Wednesday and another on Thursday against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
“We will play two games at Hurlingham because they will help us, but we still have many days ahead for our improvement., to get used to the movements, to the impacts, to recognize how the ball is coming. Things like that are mechanisms that you need, ”Roig explains.
Regarding Nadal’s physical condition, Roig said he was fine: “He is physically okay. Last week was positive so I really wanted to go here. We need to slow down and find the mechanisms that allow you to feel good on the court. All this is given to you through training ”, concluded the coach of the 22-time Grand Slam winner.
Source: La Verdad
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