Has been idle since January 26 when he suffered a hamstring injury in his right knee
Rafael Nadal has become hard to Indian Wells, California in the desert tournament who won in 2007 and 2009, and no trace of the injury that has kept him out of competition over a month.
"I feel very good, both physically and in spirit," said de Manacor.
The Spanish had been inactive since January 26 when he suffered a hamstring injury in right knee.
"It's been tough times," he admitted after his victory in doubles with his good friend Marc Lopez.
"I had worked hard throughout December to get into a good season start, and actually get very good at tennis, but the injury forced me to retire in Australia. It was somewhat unfortunate in that moment," Nadal, for whom the worst the whole process was "to start over again."
"Luckily the injury has evolved very well. I get to train in a week and half or two. In Mallorca I felt very good and since I've come here too. Now I have three games good, especially that of today (Wednesday), and very happy for the game I'm doing. We must continue to strive to reach as far as possible, "he said.
"I'm very happy with how I'm playing," he acknowledged. "I do not know if I need to trust or not, but I feel I'm playing well and have begun season high. If it continues like that, I think I will have more options of doing well in this tournament, in the following and when, "he added.
That is why the Manacor not pose significant long-term goals. Just think about this: "I want to go every day and enjoy the moment. I'm doing a very good week after being stopped for almost a month. I am recovering and feeling good game, which in the last five months of the I could not achieve last season, so I'm very happy to go back to being fully competitive tournaments.