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The Spaniard said that he had spent the time "most important" of his career playing with Roger Federer

Rafa Nadal reviewed in the Guardian newspaper difficult times, inside and outside the tracks, who has lived this season, including points to the divorce of their parents and anticipates also a tournament "hard" next week in London at the Masters Cup.

The Spanish said that he had spent the time "most important" of his playing career with Roger Federer and feel, the one on the other, "a highly respected, both inside and outside the tracks."

Nadal has won 13 of 20 matches against Federer, and 5 of 7 Grand Slam finals. However, to Manacor admits he has lived a difficult year in which she lost, for example, that first position in the ATP ranking, in which a recurring knee injury prevented him from playing Wimbledon, his favorite tournament.

"Everyone has tough times and this year unfortunately came to me in the most important tournaments in the worst possible conditions. Always have ups and downs, "said the player.

Although Nadal began the year by winning the Australia Open 2009, the Majorcan suffered in the coming months low moments as Federer again recovered. The Swiss won his fourteenth 'Large' in Paris three weeks later, chained his fifteenth victory at Wimbledon, tournament in which Nadal could not even participate by tendinitis.

"It was a hard moment for me," recalls the Spanish. I could not play Wimbledon is my favorite tournament. Also lost at Roland Garros and I have a few personal problems. She joined everything and was very hard. "

Moreover, he admits that his parents' divorce meant a "major change" in his life and notes that for a month was "out of this world." "I'm fine, but you need time to accept it. And it's harder if you're away from home and do not know what is happening. At least, gives me the injury-time with my friends and my family. "

Nadal also anticipates this newspaper a tough tournament at the Masters Cup to be held for the first time in London next week where they will meet the 8 best rackets in the world.

"Playing at the O2 will be hard for me. It is the surface harder, but try to do my best possible, "said the Spanish. In addition, your meeting with Roger Federer on British soil will certainly memories of the final in 2008 with the Swiss at the All England Club that won the tennis manacorense and for many, one of the best games of the history of the sport.

"If we talk about what (the party) meant for me, this is probably my best moment," he acknowledges. He also gives his opinion on the controversial autobiography of Andre Agassi, in which American admits to having used "crystal" and which says that "hate" tennis.

"I think it's impossible to be in the circuit for 15 years and hate tennis. I always saw Andre play with motivation and passion," notes No. 2. As for Agassi's confession about his drug use, Nadal says he does not want "criticize" the American glass but for taking notes that "everyone should be treated the same way." "Just because it's Andre Agassi should not escape a penalty. Tennis is a tough sport. There are a lot of competitiveness throughout the year and play alone, "he says.

The Spanish tennis player, number three, he debuted in the U.S. Open to Frenchman Richard Gasquet. His trainer and uncle Toni Nadal reassuring about the state of the player: "There is no discomfort, you are left out on the track and see what he says the party". Start the road to complete the Grand Slam.

Hawk's eye the harsh, fast, bright naked tracks from Flushing Meadows today to Rafael Nadal, the man who, until June, seemed to call to open an era of dominance in world tennis.

There is no pain in the knee, suffered only some abs in Montreal, but enough is enough, and the worst problem may be nerves, Toni Nadal has on his pupil and nephew. With a forcefulness only accessible to direct contact, Toni insists on the status of Ralph: As his knees in Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and could not play

Rafa Nadal's knees were still being treated, although only preventive. The confidence and self esteem are other things that are heard today with Richard Gasquet, who reappears in a Grand Slam box after three months of suspension for a positive cocaine. Gasquet 6-0 Nadal dominates in direct duels.

And Nadal, for bound and firmly tied to leave everything I can, trained yesterday under a blazing sun to a curious 'sparring partner': Marat Safin. The Nadal that hot sun shine today at Queen's is a less muscle Nadal months, as deflated, more stylish and sleek. Yesterday, Uncle Toni him out again and again, obsessively, with or without Safin to rest. Toni explains: "That abs problem bothered him in Cincinnati. We resonances with mixed results. But now you do not mind. What remains is to go to the track and see what it tells us the game. "

Gasquet of fine setback, but physically delicate and fresh out of the tunnel, there is little to lose. Nadal asked to go delaying this first round match as possible to rule out a relapse in the abdomen. Theirs is, simply a test of confidence. Rafa needs to win games to grow in faith, competitiveness and pace. But all the walkers passing through the halls of this huge stadium crazy, even more clueless NewYork, positively know that if Nadal is planted in the second week of the Open, the other applicants would look askance. It would be like if, in this 70th anniversary of 1939, a German armored group reconvened by the Polish border, near Danzig. In this case, and in 2009 in New York, there would be no Polish concerned with Nadal, but a happy father Switzerland: Roger Federer.

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal said that arrives in New York better prepared than I expected to attend the U.S. Open, which begins next Monday, and in which part-headed number three, behind Roger Federer and Andy Murray, who captured the number two in the ATP list.

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal said that arrives in New York better prepared than I expected to attend the U.S. Open, which start next Monday, and in which part-headed number three, behind Roger Federer and Andy Murray, who captured the number two in the ATP list.

I think I came to New York much better than expected. I am very happy to be back racing in this city, and now plays forward train to get as prepared as possible and, if so, see what happens, "said the Majorcan tennis.

Along with the icons of the racket Serena Williams, John McEnroe and Roger Federer, the Spaniard revealed some of his tricks with the racket some 60 children from three schools in the Big Apple tennis on a court set up for the occasion in downtown Broadway.

Dressed in a black and yellow new equipment chosen for this tournament, in honor of the popular Manhattan taxis, Nadal shrugged off the superstitions and will assure that the yellow color to it a lot.

The sports firm Nike, that sponsors the Spanish tennis player, organized a small tournament that Nadal and Federer attended, among others. Roger Federer, five-time U.S. Open winner, was the early riser of the day and, like their colleagues, donated on behalf of the organizing company $ 15,000 to each of the tennis schools present to support the teaching of that sport.

After winning his sixteenth Masters Tournament 1000 in Cincinnati, on Sunday, Federer remains at the forefront of the ATP world rankings, in which Rafael Nadal took a third place below Andy Murray

Rafa Nadal announced in a press conference that does not play Wimbledon because of physical problems that drag.

Rafael Nadal, world number one, confirmed in the All England Club that will not compete this year in the Wimbledon grass tournament, won last year in a final before the Swiss Roger Federer for not being "ready." The shooting, which started this year as head of the first series, has failed to overcome a problem of tendinitis in his knee and although is "much better than two weeks ago and for some time," do not feel you are ready to approach a tournament like Wimbledon. "

Nadal, who fell in the final round of Roland Garros, he wanted to make the announcement at the prestigious club, having disputed this afternoon in an exhibition match of the tournament he lost to the Hurlingham Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka. "I want to take some time to recuperate and try to return as soon as possible with the mentality owned when I reached the limit and need to return with a cleansing force, "he said." I've already nine months playing with pain in the knees and is making an effort every week, but in Madrid really did another test that told me what he had two swellings in each knee, "he said.

He also noted that for him to leave the competition was "difficult to accept" and acknowledged that no one was more "disappointed" that himself. "Throughout my life, Wimbledon, one hundred to win. The problem now is that I'm thinking about playing more on the knee in the match and it is very difficult to play, "explained the shooting.

He emphasized that he did not want "to leave the track with the feeling that I do not know if I will be ready to win and not to win, to compete." He acknowledged that athletes' live with pain "and admitted that" no one really knows where the limit is and how far one can go. " "And I really believe that this one of the most special tournaments, if not the most special, and you can play here as number one for the first time ... is hard, you know to the public. I tried everything I have to play podium explained in English, but it is impossible. I want to be ready for next year and achieve good results. "

He said that there was no time to go back - "when you are well" - and wearing "a time working in recent weeks, with magnetotherapy every day and have been working currents with different time and a half more. "Nadal wants" time to recover from this blow, "and admitted that he was unable to train" as is, always more concerned about his knees. "He also indicated that it was a time long "recover," but not really to go back and putting patches have been making in recent months. "

Although unable to explain what he believed had been the case to reach this physical situation, said that it might "want force always week after week, "although he admitted that he did not know when I should have stopped." It's probably always a mistake of mine, always wanting to be there when it hurts me most is not being able to play there. Always wanting to force every week (...). One is always making these efforts a thousand and you are wearing this time I played a little background and I am tired mentally to endure pain. "" If you ask me to me, hot, what was the error, it is clear that you would say Madrid, but I do not know if it really well, "he explained.

Nadal, defending the title, fell to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka at the Hurlingham Club on Thursday and lost another exhibition match before the Australian Lleyton Hewitt in which showed no recovery of their knee injury.