Everything flows placidly to Rafael Nadal on his return to tennis after a month and a half of absence: training when the sun does not damage the friendship of golfer Fred Couples and the company of his more intimate environment. Indian Wells is, for the Spanish, a little oasis among the concerns of a sport pitiless.

While nothing is perfect, because in California on Wednesday noon Nadal had crossed the debacle of his beloved Real Madrid early lead, shooting pole Gonzalo Higuain goal for Olympique Lyon draw and disposal of the Champions League for the sixth consecutive year round.
Best re-focus on tennis, have thought Nadal, who usually do not lose a single match of Real Madrid or other major. Consumes football with passion wherever you are, between training and coaching. Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates failed when few expected it. If you try to see the lighter side of life, Nadal will be best remembered for helping to bring 'Gipsy', his insinuating video with Shakira, the first in the list this week Billboard.com.

"Rafa is a very good mood, with a fantastic mood. This lack of pace, sure, because for more than six weeks without playing tournaments. But he's happy to be back," he told dpa a privileged witness of his days at Indian Wells .

The European winter oil jumped to the sweet California spring enough to elevate the soul to anyone. And if he tries to play Indian Wells, an event in which defending champion Nadal, indeed.

The Spanish arrived late Monday after a flight to California via Chicago. On Tuesday afternoon, with tournament facilities practically empty, faced its first workout in a competition after stumbling of Australia, when he was forced to leave in the quarter-final against Andy Murray due to a knee injury.

In those hours of training in the desert there is an increasingly common character, Couples, one of the best golfers in the world. That golf is a growing passion Nadal is no secret, and route with the addition of the boards of Couples-50 and Masters champion at Augusta in 1992 - is a luxury, even for a star like the Spanish.

Couples Nadal and links not yet toured the Madison Club in La Quinta, a very exclusive club near the tournament. They did it in 2009 after contacting the environment Couples Nadal: the golfer, tennis fan, wanted to meet the then world number one.

"Couples living here and I love tennis. A Rafa loves golf. It is logical to get along," said Nadal in the environment, accompanied by Francis Roig Indian Wells as coach Tomeu Salva as a friend and sparring and fiosoterapeuta Inseperable Rafael Maymó.

Nadal, who is playing in the doubles with compatriot Marc Lee, will debut on Saturday in the tournament and will face the winner of the clash between Thiago Alves and Germany's Rainer Schuettler. By then the courts will rule all. Golf and football especially ungrateful, must wait.

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