The Spanish Rafael Nadal affirmed this Sunday that he faces the Paris Masters 1,000 “in better condition” than in the past, in one of the few tournaments missing from his record.
“At the game level I am more prepared than before on these surfaces“said the Spaniard one day before the start of the tournament, the third Masters 1,000 to be played this season in which cancellations have multiplied due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Spaniard, who returned to Paris three weeks after having won his thirteenth Roland Garros, said that in indoor tournaments his rivals used to have more advantage, which forced him to be at one hundred percent.
Somewhat difficult in the last Masters 1,000 of the season, where he used to arrive “with physical problems”, which reduced his options. “Those two things were not good to have options of success on this surface (…) He reached the limit of strength,” he insisted Nadal, who considered that this season comes with less load on his legs and with a very positive evolution in his tennis.
Nadal He played the final in Paris in 2007, when he was defeated by the Argentine David Nalbandián and he played the semifinals in 2009 and 2013. Last year he retired due to injury before contesting the semifinal.
WILL PLAY THE ATP FINALS
The Spaniard confirmed that after Paris he will play the ATP Finals in London, although he denied that he will do so because he has not yet won those two tournaments.
“I play because I want to play and because I understand that I have played little this year and I think my evolution has been positive. I finished the year after Roland Garros playing well and I am excited to continue playing. With the team we decided that it was the right calendar for the present and the future“, said.
Nadal He recalled that before facing the next Australian Open he will have to keep 14 days of quarantine in that country, which will make it difficult to do previous tournaments.
