“If I were the captain, I wouldn’t wear it the next day.” It’s huge Rafael Nadal after losing to Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-4 and 6-4 in the first match of the Spain-Netherlands Davis Cup tie.
The 38-year-old Manacorí said that “if David Ferrer tells me to play, I will do it with enthusiasm. I am not the captain, but I will not choose myself,” he stressed. Based on these feelings, it is not visible on the court of Martín Carpena even if Spain overcomes the tie and reaches the semifinals, against Germany or Canada.
“We know it is a risky decision, there is no competition data, but the training sessions have been positive. David Ferrer has to make a decision and he believes it is the best for the team. But one is there is better than me,” ie.
“I was more successful in training than in the competition. I can pass. I don’t know how I will respond to the competition. I can control the attitude and positive energy, not the level. I lack automation on a track that is very , very fast” , comments he.
He checked that there were moments of intense emotions before and on the track, which I did not know how to manage properly. “I lost the first game and I lost the last. The circle is closed,” he said ironically.
Serene despite the loss, “I am not going to be self-critical, I have already been too critical in my career always trying to improve. Today I will not be hard on myself because it could be my last professional game.”
It will be difficult to see Nadal back on court this week if Spain qualify. He did not find himself on the level when he verified that his work of the past few days did not match what he was able to get.
Source: La Verdad
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