The caretaker of the tracks in Queens had to prepare one specifically for the champion of Roland Garros, now plays singles and doubles
Graham Kimpton is an institution in the tournament Queens (Queen's), for more than twenty years, cares for the delicate grass runway and is a character especially loved by the players who have gone through this traditional competition. It was he who on Monday sent the request to its partners take down the nets different fields and protect from the rain because the day had been finally suspended by bad weather.
Kimpton, however, knew that Nadal had gone to the tennis courts. "I suppose you will not want to train. Quieres?" Asked the Spaniard, fresh from Paris after having won its fifth Roland Garros. Five-times nodded. Kimpton smiled and agreed although not often like that step on the grass when it rains.
Operators put back the network in one of the tracks of practice. And in return Rafa Nadal did not let the grass battered because only stepped over 20 minutes, next to Marc Lopez.
"They were the best conditions to train," said Rafa Nadal, "but I want to thank the tournament for me, I know that is not the best for the track-contact with the grass. For me it was very important to start reconnect with old feelings. "
The Spaniard was unable to defend the title won in 2008 because of tendinitis in the knees. "I love coming back to this tournament because it takes place in a tennis club the truth." Until recently it was the only competition with the Barcelona Open ATP was organized and owned by a club. However, due to economic issues, the rights of the tournament came at the hands of the British Tennis Federation, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), whereas Barcelona event continues to be the RCT Barcelona-1899.
Today, more than 15.00
Rafa Nadal itself connormalidad trained in London yesterday, but played twice provided with Marc Lopez and against German Rainer Schuettler and Serbian Janko Tipsarevic. So today we will be playing twice for the court, if the weather permits.
Exempt from the initial tie, his individual sixteenths (is exempt from the opening round against Brazilian Marcos Daniel segunto scheduled shift in center court, Feliciano Lopez to open and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov at 12:30 local time. That is, from two in the afternoon, the three Spanish time, it may cause the release of the world's No. 1, then play the doubles (fourth meeting of the Track 1)