Carlos Moyá, Rafa Nadal ‘s coach, analyzed his pupil’s victory at the Australian Open. The Balearic coach assessed what it means to have won 21 Grand Slams and revealed what the great goal is for this season. The former number one also gave more details about the struggles they went through during the weeks of preparation for the tournament and what it felt like to witness the epic final against Daniil Medvedev. Moyá has no doubts about Nadal’s chances of continuing to add titles. “I think it is not the last Grand Slam that I am going to see him win,” he assured.
“Sometimes reality beats the best dreams. Congratulations legend, we keep adding,” Carlos Moyá told Rafael Nadal just after winning his second Australian Open, with which he became the tennis player with the most Grand Slams in history. A brief message that showed the admiration he has for his pupil and the difficulties they had experienced to get to Melbourne with guarantees. And it is that Nadal himself recognized that not even the most optimistic of the team saw serious possibilities of achieving glory.
Days after Rafa Nadal’s victory at the Australian Open, messages of congratulations to the tennis player continue to happen and we have been able to see first-hand the sensations of the protagonist himself. The one from Manacor has been happy with his latest conquest, grateful for the continuous displays of affection and has assured that he will continue fighting so that more titles continue to arrive.
With the Australian Open already in the windows of his personal museum in Manacor, his coach, Carlos Moyá, has also offered his vision of Rafa Nadal’s success at the Australian Open. Despite the feat of reaching 21 Grand Slams, the coach agrees with his pupil that this is not enough and that the figure can increase.
«The great objective of this year is Roland Garros»
«I think it is not the last Grand Slam that I am going to see him win. I am very aware of who Rafa is and what he has done in the history of tennis. It is very difficult for someone else to win, but it is Rafa Nadal, I will not tire of saying it,” said Carlos Moyá at the microphones of the program Radio Estadio Noche de Onda Cero .
«With Rafa Nadal I never give up anything, nor do I think that we are going to a tournament and he has no chance of winning. There are times when you have more options than others,” Moyá said. “In the Australian Open, honestly, I think it was one of the tournaments that he has won that he had fewer options. He arrived without months without competing due to injuries, COVID… There were many things that made you see that it was going to be difficult. But the player who was with us was Rafa Nadal, and you can’t give up anything. One always has the hope that being with Rafa anything can happen, “said Moya, recalling the many adversities they went through until they arrived in Australia.
Moyá also revealed what Rafa Nadal’s main goal is for this season. The big goal this year is Roland Garros and we have to do everything possible to get there in the best way. If he is healthy, he is one of the favorites, but there are several months to go with many events in between, “said Moyá.
The one who was number one in tennis also revealed how he experienced the final of the Australian Open , after seeing how his pupil was able to come back two sets against the number two in the ATP. «The match against Medvedev is one of the greatest I have seen him on a track. It was a Grand Slam final, he is losing and in the end he takes advantage of the occasion, “he said. He also acknowledged that at times he even doubted that they could go to Australia. «At one point I did see the possibility that we could not go to Australia because day to day was a bit frustrating. He did not improve, he could not train because of the pain he had … », he recalled.
Sometimes reality beats the best dreams. Congratulations legend, we keep adding. Thank you Melbourne and Australia, always at home 💪💪💪🏆🏆🏆 #team pic.twitter.com/FddlndTMEc
– Carlos Moya (@Charlymoya) January 31, 2022
On Djokovic and the vaccines
Carlos Moyá was also questioned about one of the issues of the day after Novak Djokovic ‘s biographer assured that the tennis player’s environment would have given him to understand that the Serb would have agreed to be vaccinated. “I don’t think Rafa Nadal’s 21st Grand Slam has forced Djokovic to get vaccinated…” he said, though he did warn of what could happen to him if he didn’t. “If Djokovic does not get vaccinated, he is in serious danger of not playing in almost any Grand Slam again and he would give up continuing in that career for which he has fought so hard,” Moyá said. «I don’t think Djokovic is anti-vaccine, but he has decided the right not to put it on. His career is in serious danger if he does not get vaccinated, “said Nadal’s coach.
Finally, Carlos Moyá also explained one of the most commented images after the final of the Australian Open in which Nadal was seen on a stationary bicycle after the more than five hours that the match against Medvedev lasted. “You have your explanation. It is more a theme that we do every game. To make a return to calm after the tension. It’s 10 or 12 minutes of very calm bike to move your legs a little. After the final he was devastated and would do well for the next day. We weren’t aware that they weren’t seeing it all over the world…” he commented.
