Rafael Nadal had a rather lousy 2015 for his standards, but it seems that he has found again the spark by the end of the season. A couple of nice victories at the World Tour Finals (d. Wawrinka and Murray) and reaching the final in Basel (lost to an in-form Federer) have been rather important for his confidence and he is ready to fight back in 2016.
Toni: He can win another slam …
During a recent interview, Toni Nadal said “Yes [he can win another slam]. I couldn’t do this work if I thought that he couldn’t win more Grand Slams. No, no, no, I think that he can win more Grand Slams.
He can win the Australian Open in January. And he can win Wimbledon, too. The last few years, Rafael arrives at Wimbledon and he loses early, and very fast. And, in Roland Garros, for sure, Rafael can win. In tennis, you need confidence to do things. It’s impossible to do anything without confidence. You can’t win any good tournaments if you think you cannot and you don’t believe.”
… how Rafa has improved
Then Toni added “Rafael is much more comfortable on the court now. And in this moment, he thinks about what he needs to do, and then when he gets on the court that is what he does. For many months this year, he was thinking about what he wanted to do, about this or that, but then when he came on the court, he couldn’t do it. Now he can do it, and that’s good. It gives him the possibility to play well.”
The Spanish Legend will play the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in the next few days.
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