“I have room for improvement. It’s not the first days when I have to be at the highest level. I know when to play well and when to suffer and row”, he summed up Rafael Nadal an abnormal accumulation of involuntary mistakes in the rounds against the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo (6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4) and the Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis (6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3).
They have been away from Wimbledon for three years and on the grass, he uses as a rationale for his diesel journey in his entry into the tournament. “I know I need to improve”, and he is ready to do it this Saturday because he feels there is greater demand against the Italian. Lorenzo Sonego27 years old and world number 54.
A player who is 1.91 meters tall, has technical quality and has balance on the grass in his career 16 wins and 9 losses. Won the title of Antalya in 2019which made eighth at Wimbledon in the previous edition.
A round in which he will now fight in his first duel against the event champion in 2008 and 2010, with sixteen consecutive Grand Slam victories after reigning in Australian Open at Roland Garros overcome the pain in his left foot, which is now under control after the treatment he underwent after Paris.
“If you play badly and win, you can play well next time. Successes help to play well”, explained Rafa Nadal, who is eagerly waiting for this opportunity against Sonego, to which he offered of words of praise. “I like the way he plays, he has good manners, good forehand. He won two games here, so he’s going to be dangerous.”
Sonego defeated the American Denis Kudla (6-7, 6-3, 7-5, 4-6 and 6-2) and French Hugo Gaston (7-6, 6-4, 6-4).
In contention for a place in the second week of the Grand Slam, a round of 16 against an interesting opponent, be it the French Richard Gasquetthat the style is perfectly suited to the grass, or to the Dutch Botic Van de Zandschulppower released in the grass.
The covid, as they can assure Matteo Berrettini, Marin Cilic and Roberto Bautista, and also counts the physical. Nadal has controlled the injured leg, the knees have not complained for a long time and he wears kinesiological strips on the part of the abdomen that so far does not create an alert.
Source: La Verdad
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