Nadal’s team sees the Spaniard ‘better than he thinks’

Despite extreme caution what Rafa shows Nadal With his statements in Madrid about his chances at the tournament insisting that he does not see himself achieving great goals, the Spanish tennis player’s team is confident in his pupil’s capabilities. The confrontation this Saturday between the winner of 22 Grand Slams and the Australian Alex de Mignaur (16:00, M+ and TDP), 25 years old and 11th in the ATP rankings, evokes the greatest possible respect for Nadal. and its surroundings, more details still with him precedent from last week in Barcelona, ​​although Carlos Moya and Marc Lopez they don’t rule it out not at all Rafa stood up To Australian. Expectations are high that the match could be Nadal’s last in Madrid, with even King Felipe VI attending the Caja Mágica.

At the Mutua Madrid Open Twitch, Moya and Lopez analyzed the state of the Balearic Islands and expressed optimism. “Right now he’s not 100%, that’s normal, but from the outside we’re trying to tell him he’s better than he looks. It’s more difficult for him now, people are putting more pressure on him here and it doesn’t seem to make him feel as confident and secure. Our job is to make him see that he is better than he thinks. He is improving day by day and taking small steps forward in order to get to Roland Garros in the best possible way, which is a great goal,” explained Marc Lopez, who has not lost faith in Rafa.

So does his coach. Charlie showed faith that Saturday’s fight against De Mignaur will be different from what was seen at the Conde de Godeau. “It will be a different game than in Barcelona.” There I did not see that he was prepared for such an opponent as De Minaur. I think this Saturday will be a little different.

Without being perfect, I think we will see Rafa, for whom it has been eight days, and that every minute he spends on the track is a minute of improvement. He’s spent more hours on the track and is now in better shape. I think on Saturday we will be able to play a more competitive game than last time. I don’t know if he will win, but within the team we are more confident in what we see. “It will be better than what we saw last week.”

There is faith in Nadal, although, besides the miracle, there are more significant goals. “The important thing is that he feels like a tennis player again on the court. The people who love him want him to enjoy himselfwho goes to tournaments not just to say goodbye, but to offer a competitive option. I think it will give us some joy.”

, said Mark Lopez. So be it.

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