Two days before the French Open began, Rafael Nadal was training without apparent discomfort, but the pain was there, he admitted, and his route to a 14th title in Paris depended on the level he could. tolerate.
It’s true that I suffered for two days, but I did better. And so I am here, he said to calm down. In Rome, he indicated that he would recover quickly.
The pain is still there, and it will not go away. The question is whether the severity of the pain will allow me to play with real opportunities or not. I came to make the best possible result. And if I think I can’t do it, I’m probably not here.
The real goal of the Spanish is to be competitive from the first round.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have the necessary preparation and the fracture of these ribs (at Indian Wells in March) broke the good dynamic I have had since the beginning of the year, he recalls. But in sport, things can change quickly. And all I can do is be prepared if it happens.
Rafael Nadal knows there won’t be many opportunities to play in the French Open, so he wants to do his best this year. The draw, however, did not help him. He is on the hardest part of the table along with Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz.
I’d rather not know, but honestly, I don’t care, he claimed. Psychologically, I don’t care. In terms of tennis, the top of the table is complicated. But we’re in a grand slam tournament, and you never know what might happen. I was humble enough to just focus on my first game.
Nadal will face Australian Jordan Thompson, 82nd in the world rankings, in the first round.
Source: Radio-Canada
