@RafaelNadal: "The grass surface is more complicated for my knee"
The Spanish Rafael Nadal, seeded fifth Wimbledon starting on Monday warned that the grass is one of the worst surfaces to his left knee, which has kept more than seven months out of the loop.
Nadal said that in the last Roland Garros "things were so unbeatable". "During the tournament go through different phases, from less to more. When you're able to finish things better as you start is that you are mentally prepared to face challenges," he said.
Adaptation to the surface in London
Almost without transition, after resting a few days in Mallorca, Nadal arrived in London on Tuesday to try to complete the adjustment from clay to grass in less than a week.
"I never had big problems with that.'ve Got to play different mentally prepare for certain things, play focused at all times, especially with your service, because if you lose you're in serious trouble throughout the set," analyzed the player.
"In two years we will have a new calendar, three weeks before Wimbledon, and I think that will be fantastic. Players that reach the final days of Roland Garros will have more options to properly prepare a major tournament like this," said Nadal.
The 'nightmare' with roller began in Wimbledon
The Spaniard recalled how last season played "infiltrated" from the first round of Wimbledon, until the young Czech Lukas Rosol finished him in the second round, a turning point that marked the beginning of the "year of transition" Nadal, who reappeared not on a track to more than seven months later.
"I suffered too. Can suffer if you are in the final rounds, then yes you can infiltrate, but playing infiltrated from the beginning is not a good decision," he recalled.
Nadal is presented this year at the All England Club, where he has won twice (2008 and 2010), as the fifth-seeded.
"It is a discussion that is longer, but, the way you are doing the ranking, it's completely fair that I'm the fifth. (David) Ferrer has earned the privilege of being number four," said Nadal.
The herb "is perhaps the most difficult surface for my knee. Positions to be taken on the track are very low, and there is much flex where else feel the knee," Nadal said in the press conference after the London tournament , who hopes to win for the third time on Monday.
The Spaniard is presented at the All England Club after winning in Paris two weeks ago with his eighth Roland Garros and faces a complicated picture that could lead to face Roger Federer in the quarterfinals and Andy Murray in the semifinals, before a hypothetical final in what could wait Novak Djokovic or David Ferrer Spanish also.
"Not to mention the box because I do not like to talk about rounds that have not happened yet (...) Hopefully I can play well the first day, try to go a few rounds and, if so, I'll have options," said Spanish .
"Muscularly there is no problem, I played a lot of tennis in recent months and I'm ready. Another thing is the knee, is a challenge for me to play on grass, really. Tournaments in land and fast track that I played so far I've had a good result in terms of physical sensations, "said fifth ATP player.
Nadal said that in the last Roland Garros "things were so unbeatable". "During the tournament go through different phases, from less to more. When you're able to finish things better as you start is that you are mentally prepared to face challenges," he said.
Adaptation to the surface in London
Almost without transition, after resting a few days in Mallorca, Nadal arrived in London on Tuesday to try to complete the adjustment from clay to grass in less than a week.
"I never had big problems with that.'ve Got to play different mentally prepare for certain things, play focused at all times, especially with your service, because if you lose you're in serious trouble throughout the set," analyzed the player.
"In two years we will have a new calendar, three weeks before Wimbledon, and I think that will be fantastic. Players that reach the final days of Roland Garros will have more options to properly prepare a major tournament like this," said Nadal.
The 'nightmare' with roller began in Wimbledon
The Spaniard recalled how last season played "infiltrated" from the first round of Wimbledon, until the young Czech Lukas Rosol finished him in the second round, a turning point that marked the beginning of the "year of transition" Nadal, who reappeared not on a track to more than seven months later.
"I suffered too. Can suffer if you are in the final rounds, then yes you can infiltrate, but playing infiltrated from the beginning is not a good decision," he recalled.
Nadal is presented this year at the All England Club, where he has won twice (2008 and 2010), as the fifth-seeded.
"It is a discussion that is longer, but, the way you are doing the ranking, it's completely fair that I'm the fifth. (David) Ferrer has earned the privilege of being number four," said Nadal.
Source : http://deportes.terra.es/tenis/nadal-la-hierba-es-la-superficie-mas-complicada-para-mi-rodilla,ed986d53bbb6f310VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html
The Spanish Rafael Nadal, seeded fifth Wimbledon starting on Monday warned that the grass is one of the worst surfaces to his left knee, which has kept more than seven months out of the loop.
Nadal said that in the last Roland Garros "things were so unbeatable". "During the tournament go through different phases, from less to more. When you're able to finish things better as you start is that you are mentally prepared to face challenges," he said.
Adaptation to the surface in London
Almost without transition, after resting a few days in Mallorca, Nadal arrived in London on Tuesday to try to complete the adjustment from clay to grass in less than a week.
"I never had big problems with that.'ve Got to play different mentally prepare for certain things, play focused at all times, especially with your service, because if you lose you're in serious trouble throughout the set," analyzed the player.
"In two years we will have a new calendar, three weeks before Wimbledon, and I think that will be fantastic. Players that reach the final days of Roland Garros will have more options to properly prepare a major tournament like this," said Nadal.
The 'nightmare' with roller began in Wimbledon
The Spaniard recalled how last season played "infiltrated" from the first round of Wimbledon, until the young Czech Lukas Rosol finished him in the second round, a turning point that marked the beginning of the "year of transition" Nadal, who reappeared not on a track to more than seven months later.
"I suffered too. Can suffer if you are in the final rounds, then yes you can infiltrate, but playing infiltrated from the beginning is not a good decision," he recalled.
Nadal is presented this year at the All England Club, where he has won twice (2008 and 2010), as the fifth-seeded.
"It is a discussion that is longer, but, the way you are doing the ranking, it's completely fair that I'm the fifth. (David) Ferrer has earned the privilege of being number four," said Nadal.
The herb "is perhaps the most difficult surface for my knee. Positions to be taken on the track are very low, and there is much flex where else feel the knee," Nadal said in the press conference after the London tournament , who hopes to win for the third time on Monday.
The Spaniard is presented at the All England Club after winning in Paris two weeks ago with his eighth Roland Garros and faces a complicated picture that could lead to face Roger Federer in the quarterfinals and Andy Murray in the semifinals, before a hypothetical final in what could wait Novak Djokovic or David Ferrer Spanish also.
"Not to mention the box because I do not like to talk about rounds that have not happened yet (...) Hopefully I can play well the first day, try to go a few rounds and, if so, I'll have options," said Spanish .
"Muscularly there is no problem, I played a lot of tennis in recent months and I'm ready. Another thing is the knee, is a challenge for me to play on grass, really. Tournaments in land and fast track that I played so far I've had a good result in terms of physical sensations, "said fifth ATP player.
Nadal said that in the last Roland Garros "things were so unbeatable". "During the tournament go through different phases, from less to more. When you're able to finish things better as you start is that you are mentally prepared to face challenges," he said.
Adaptation to the surface in London
Almost without transition, after resting a few days in Mallorca, Nadal arrived in London on Tuesday to try to complete the adjustment from clay to grass in less than a week.
"I never had big problems with that.'ve Got to play different mentally prepare for certain things, play focused at all times, especially with your service, because if you lose you're in serious trouble throughout the set," analyzed the player.
"In two years we will have a new calendar, three weeks before Wimbledon, and I think that will be fantastic. Players that reach the final days of Roland Garros will have more options to properly prepare a major tournament like this," said Nadal.
The 'nightmare' with roller began in Wimbledon
The Spaniard recalled how last season played "infiltrated" from the first round of Wimbledon, until the young Czech Lukas Rosol finished him in the second round, a turning point that marked the beginning of the "year of transition" Nadal, who reappeared not on a track to more than seven months later.
"I suffered too. Can suffer if you are in the final rounds, then yes you can infiltrate, but playing infiltrated from the beginning is not a good decision," he recalled.
Nadal is presented this year at the All England Club, where he has won twice (2008 and 2010), as the fifth-seeded.
"It is a discussion that is longer, but, the way you are doing the ranking, it's completely fair that I'm the fifth. (David) Ferrer has earned the privilege of being number four," said Nadal.
Source : http://deportes.terra.es/tenis/nadal-la-hierba-es-la-superficie-mas-complicada-para-mi-rodilla,ed986d53bbb6f310VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html
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