Rafael Nadal returns to the Mutua Madrid Open between cottons. The Manacorí arrives at the tournament in the Spanish capital after not being able to be at the Conde de Godó and after sow many doubts about his presence in the Caja Mágica. Even he himself has confessed in a press conference that he does not believe that he “can play at 100%.”
“I don’t think I can play at 100%, but It is important to be able to play for the last time in MadridIt means a lot to me to play on this court where I have experienced very beautiful moments. If it were Paris today, I wouldn’t go out to play,” said the tennis player.
Regarding receiving a possible tribute, Rafa Nadal has said: “It has happened so many times that I have had major injuries and that I have come back. I think that People always have or maintain a little hope that everything will be solved and keep everything moving forward. I have always been a positive person. I discovered at some point that it is what it is. “I am a fairly calm person, I have not been given to great things” –
“Natural things, calmly and each place will decide what they have to do as they feel. Let them do what they think has to be done. I’m going to go out, play, have fun, play in a place where the love received is unmatched and then, if they want to do something, they will do it. They don’t have to prove anything to me, they have shown me enough throughout my career, she added.
The manacorí’s feelings these days have not been good. “It’s difficult to say what is ideal. It would be to play and not have much limitation. If I could play with little limitation, even if I lost, it would be good. The week has not been perfect, perhaps I would not go out to play tomorrow, but it is Madrid. This does not mean that I will give up anything in the coming weeks, I don’t know what can happen,” she stated.
“Without trying to confuse anyone, I don’t know what’s going to happen in the next three weeks, I’m going to do the things I have to do to be able to play Paris. And if you can, you can and if not, no. I’m going to Paris If I feel qualified enough to compete. If I went to Paris today, I wouldn’t go out on the track“, he assured, leaving the entire press room frozen.
“This is reality and that’s why I want to try to go out and play in Paris and feel capable enough to compete well. I’m going to do my best to earn the opportunities to try to make this happen., and if it doesn’t happen I will have personal satisfaction and gratitude for having tried to all the people who help me and have helped me every day. We’ll see what happens, but the world doesn’t end if I don’t play at Roland Garros. I also have the Olympic Games ahead of me,” he said.
As for his rival in the first phase in Madrid, Nadal has confessed that he has not “seen him play much”, but he hopes to “go out there and do what I have to do, which is try.” “The first thing is to enjoy these last moments. Then try to do it in the best way possible. We’ll see how I am. “I feel a little uncomfortable, but hey, I hope I’m well enough to fight,” she added.
