Rafael Nadal on performance at Roland Garros – News – Tennis – B92.sport

Rafa is currently in Madrid, where he lost only one game to the young Darwin Blanch in the first round.

“I’m realistic about what’s going on. Honestly, I played against a player who made a lot of mistakes and made things easy for me. With the utmost respect for a player who has a big future, he made a mistake and the match lasted an hour. That’s not change my view on Paris. I’m not going to make decisions here. Let’s not talk about it all day. I’m not going to play in Paris. I’m not talking about winning my best and to be able to compete. I think it’s logical after everything I did in Paris”Nadal said.

His next rival will be Alex de Minor, who eliminated him last week in Barcelona.

“It’s not something that worries me a lot. The only thing that matters is that I’m still playing in Madrid. Losing or winning on Saturday doesn’t mean much to me. There are more important things for me. Winning or losing won’t change my career. In Barcelona I played one the second set was not possible. He is a rival who does not give you much, and in the condition I am in, it is a game that requires time and physical effort in most points. We will see what I can do. The first time I’m playing two weeks in a row after a year and a half, it’s true that I’m not at 100 percent. I’m not ruling anything out, but it’s a match in which I’m not the favorite.”

Nadal has been plagued by injuries throughout his career.

“It’s part of my career, unfortunately. I had a lot of injuries and had to come back. The good thing is that I managed to come back strong very quickly, that’s why I managed to keep my position, I was competitive. Today is a different story. I’ve never been out of the Tour for so long, with so many operations. I’m not negative, I’m just here to explore what can happen.”Nadal pointed out.

Nadal is currently only the 512th player in the world.