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http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/04/15/Monte-Carlo-Nadal-Preview.aspx
Rafael Nadal has won 46 ATP World Tour titles on clay and holds a 325-25 record on the surface. As the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters commences, the Spaniard dubbed “King of Clay” enters the clay season on a different note than the past.
“I don’t have pressure this year,” said eight-time Monte-Carlo champion Nadal. “I’m not the favourite for anything. I have been playing worse than the rest of the rivals of mine. The pressure is not for me… I am arriving here with the motivation to do something better than what I am doing.”
The 28-year-old Mallorca native believes he needs to be more solid, play more consistenly and manage his timing better on points, but stresses confidence is key.
“The most important thing for me is to feel well on court again, feel confident, feel I am improving,” he said. “I was improving every week before Miami, and in Miami I played bad… If I’m able to find the confidence, to find the tennis here on clay, then it makes everything a little less difficult.
“I am working to be playing well as soon as possible, and if I didn't believe that I could, I would not be here... If I am here it’s because I have the motivation, the passion, the emotion to keep playing tennis.” (and more...)
Let's see what happens.
That record (325-25) is monstrous - will he win Monte Carlo?
Rafael Nadal has won 46 ATP World Tour titles on clay and holds a 325-25 record on the surface. As the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters commences, the Spaniard dubbed “King of Clay” enters the clay season on a different note than the past.
“I don’t have pressure this year,” said eight-time Monte-Carlo champion Nadal. “I’m not the favourite for anything. I have been playing worse than the rest of the rivals of mine. The pressure is not for me… I am arriving here with the motivation to do something better than what I am doing.”
The 28-year-old Mallorca native believes he needs to be more solid, play more consistenly and manage his timing better on points, but stresses confidence is key.
“The most important thing for me is to feel well on court again, feel confident, feel I am improving,” he said. “I was improving every week before Miami, and in Miami I played bad… If I’m able to find the confidence, to find the tennis here on clay, then it makes everything a little less difficult.
“I am working to be playing well as soon as possible, and if I didn't believe that I could, I would not be here... If I am here it’s because I have the motivation, the passion, the emotion to keep playing tennis.” (and more...)
Let's see what happens.
That record (325-25) is monstrous - will he win Monte Carlo?
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