Toni Nadal, Rafael Nadal's coach, acknowledged that his relationship with his pupil and nephew has changed over time, although as emphasized still good.
Toni Nadal, Rafael Nadal's coach, acknowledged that his relationship with his pupil and nephew has changed over time, although as emphasized still good.
"This is the normal relationship of any person who is becoming more adult. Our relationship has evolved. What is difficult is that you get older and do not go back an adult. It's normal relations are changing in this regard but the relationship is good, "said Toni Nadal told Onda Cero.
In an interview published today by the U.S. daily "The Wall Street Journal," the world number two, explained that his relationship with his uncle and coach has been changing over time and increasingly heavier opinion.
"I have not read the interview. Apparently, I'm told as if the relationship was not very good. I have a relationship with my children as they grow they will not tell you the same thing now that they have 7 or 8 years. This is very normal not think it's nothing new, "said Toni Nadal.
In this sense, the coach of six-time Roland Garros winner and reigning U.S. Open, insisted that his relationship with his pupil and nephew, Rafael Nadal, is very close.
"The relationship we have is between a nephew and a son, because I spent much time with him. We are a very close family and over to devote himself to tennis, which is what I did, and spend many hours with him, makes the relationship is different, "said the coach.
In this regard, Toni Nadal denied that he planned to leave the world of tennis. "To me, I still like tennis a lot and I like training with my nephew, "said the coach, who is confident, despite recent results, the proper role of Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open which started today.
"For what we are going to cheat, at first did not look very good subject, because Rafael had not been playing too well, but I think more or less these days we have trained well and I hope things go well," concluded Toni Nadal.