Nadal sees his comeback in 2013 as unique Rafael Nadal believes that his 2013 return to the professional circuit, when he won 10 titles after a seven months injury break, is unrepeatable. No, 2013 is magical and unrepeatable. 2013 does not return, he said in an interview with the Agency DPA in Manacor. I am two years older. I have to try to compete at the maximum again. This year started out with a back problem, then the wrist, then appendicitis. Many issues that have not allowed me to have the necessary strength to be competitive every month of the year. The objective for the coming year is to not have this happen, he added. After a difficult season overshadowed by injuries, Nadal is looking for an exciting 2015 in which players outside the Big Four are waiting to fight and his major objective is to compete healthy all year. In addition, Nadal called for a new generation to take a step forward in the Davis Cup to replace the group led by him, which won the competition four times already and is getting older. Representing Spain is always a great honor for me, but I am 28 years old not 20, and this is a reality, he added. There has to be new generations to push for what weve done over the last ten years. I say that in the end our generation has won four Davis Cups and has done other things. We have been competing and involved for many years, and it is logical that when one gets older in his career one has more physical problems, added the winner of 14 Grand Slams. In recent weeks Nadal has voiced his disagreement with the Spanish Tennis Federations choice of Gala León as the new captain of the team without consulting the players, but has made it clear that his decision to play in the second division, where the team fell to in 2014, or not to play has nothing to do with this. It is not an issue of who is the captain, but of my personal calendar and how things fall into place,said the former number one in the world. Right now we are in December and Im not even training. My big goal is to get ready for 2015. We are talking about an event that takes place in July. Many months I ahead. (translated by Chris Boardman)
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:54:38 +0000
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