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Nadal looks forward to Madrid Open
2010-05-08 09:21
"I always want to play in Madrid. They have always treated me very well and I couldn't be more grateful," he said in an interview with sports paper Diario AS.
"This year I am arriving in different physical condition than last year. Last year I played when my knee was bad, but I always want to play here whenever possible," he said.
"You do notice it and it makes Madrid different. The ball flies more and it brings with it less control in your play," he said, before discussing the tendonitis in his knees that has troubled him over the last year.
"I always say that you have to learn to enjoy yourself even if you are suffering, except when the pain stops you, then you can't carry on. The worst was not losing last year's Roland Garros (French Open) or not being able to play at Wimbledon. The worst thing is knowing that physically you are not in condition. Losing really affects you, but the other (being injured) is worse," he insisted.
"Now I am thinking about winning in Madrid and taking it day by day. I am not setting targets. I don't care about being number 1, 2 or 3 in the world, I care about being happy," said Nadal.
Time for Rafa's revenge?
(Official RG site source click for complete article)
Who can possibly beat Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros? This question was already on everyone’s lips 12 months ago, and little did we know that we were going to get an emphatic answer. This year however, the Majorcan has managed to become an even hotter favourite than in 2009…
For the first time since he made his debut in 2005, Rafael Nadal will not be going to the French Open as defending champion. This year, that particular honour goes to the Spaniard’s chief rival, Roger Federer. Does the Swiss maestro finally winning his first major on clay in 2009 represent the end of an era, or was it merely a parenthesis?
Despite his defeat to Robin Soderling in the round of 16 last year which was perhaps the perfect illustration of how nothing can ever be taken for granted in the world of sport, Rafa will again be the red-hot favourite at the 2010 French Open. But why is it that the four-time champion looks more of a shoe-in than ever, despite his long unbeaten streak on the Paris clay having come to an end?
Murray and Nadal avoids Federer until the final in Madrid
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