Nadal: "Madrid is the most difficult clay tournament for me"

Rafa Nadal is now ready to play the Mutua Madrid Open. The Balearic tennis player addressed the media this Sunday and stressed that it is “the time to press” with an eye on Roland Garros. “My calendar is clear: Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and then Roland Garros, now is the moment to push and make an effort in these three months and that is what I am focused on, “said Nadal. The five-time winner of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, who arrives after winning the Godó, said he felt” good “and” happy “to return to play in the land of Madrid. «Playing at home is always nice, it is also one of the most important tournament of the year. Due to the conditions in Madrid, this is the most difficult tournament for me, everyone knows it. But at the same time one of the most emotional, when playing at home. I am delighted to play here. It is more difficult to control the points, but hey, I have had some success here… », he joked. Nadal goes to Madrid with the aim of winning, but also to feel good on the track:» What I would like is to win, if I win he will want to say that I have done many things well. Barcelona was a step forward for me and what I would like is to feel that I am playing well. “” In general, what I would like is to play as many matches as possible, get the best possible result and then, analyzing it at the level of play, that the Service has worked better for me, that I have felt better on the track, “the Spaniard explained. “In the end it all comes down to one thing that is to play well and try to go to Rome with a positive feeling,” added the Balearic player. Looking at Roland Garros, Nadal could not say if the fact of having delayed the event for a few days can benefit you in your preparation: «I don’t know. The situation is as it is in the world.The only thing a little less positive is that we have one less week between Roland Garros and Wimbledon. It is the main problem more than the preparation. Personally, I don’t think I will make big changes for Roland Garros. “Encouraged by being in Madrid, Nadal only regretted that the strict security measures due to the pandemic restrict the movements of the tennis players. to walk an hour a day. We return to what is a stricter confinement, but there is a big difference: we have an audience and that helps, at an energetic level, to tolerate a bit of everything, “he concluded.