Rafael Nadal, the top seed at Wimbledon, admitted that a big challenge for him to play his second round match against Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro, who play at the highest level when healthy.
Rafael Nadal, the top seed at Wimbledon, admitted that a big challenge for him to play his second round match against Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro, who play at the highest level when healthy. "I have to get my best tennis confront him. I think it's a very complete player. It is difficult to predict how this round goes to grass. "The world No. 1 said that his next opponent is a player" to finish among the top five, "and if not just between those positions this season, will do next." Your level is to finish among the top five. If it is higher in the rankings is because he has been injured. Before injury, Del Potro was already among the top five, "he added.
The Double Wimbledon champion has brought forth all the games this year in just three sets. The last one before the Luxembourg Gilles Muller, seemed like a game "ugly" as the 2005, when both were faced with defeat to Nadal. "The 2005 was a game similar to today's ugly games. Do not you can pass well in these games because you're on the limit all the time," said the Spaniard. However, he said the key to their success this afternoon suffered shipwreck against six years ago. "Today my serve is more complete. The important thing is to get to the tiebreak," said the Spaniard, who tests the great concentration which earned him to get ahead in the tie were the only three unforced errors committed in the party. "There has been a lot of play. You could not make many mistakes. I think I played very well mentally. I have not had nearly options, and the first I've had, I used" said.
Nadal acknowledged, however, he had been "a tad nervous during the game on how to return the serve" which has its opponents. Still, "I played the whole game with my first serve, which means he was very focused," he added. Concerning the fact of playing on track 1 and not in the All England Club Central, why yesterday had to be suspended by rain You do not have the retractable roof, his match against Muller, Nadal confirmed that "nothing different" from one to another. "I've played all the tracks here. The power is always more special," Nadal continued, he did not protest at all having been moved to the other track, less capacity and no possibility of deploying a retractable roof.
Nadal, who had felt yesterday at the kickoff "legs a little more tired than usual (perhaps due to rain)," said this morning was much better and the game resumed more rested, but still feeling some discomfort, something that does not stop him from playing at the highest level, quiet. Located and in the second round, Nadal was asked about his options in defending the title a year in which the "top 4" seems stronger than ever. "It seems like the best are playing well, yes, but every day is different. It is difficult to predict anything," said manacorense, whose only advantage in the tournament considered to be the fact that "perhaps there are not many lefties."
In minds of all Roger Federer always comes up when talking about possible Wimbledon champion Federer has been going since six titles. Therefore, they often respond Nadal looks in their press conferences which will be the best way of playing on this grass Federer. And, of course, in their responses ensures that the volley is not what he can help: "I am very far from the volley from Federer. I can go to the net, I have a bad volley. I'm in a good situation point, but this is a matter of learning how to come to the net. Federer has done throughout his career. "