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Nadal blew out the candles on his 24th birthday in Paris, where he is playing the Roland Garros.

Rafa Nadal now meets 24 years in Paris, where these days is challenging Roland Garros, where one can regain the No. 1 ATP. The Spanish have it throw after removal of Roger Federer in the quarter-final against Soderling and his win over Almagro in the same round.

If Rafa, which is measured Melzer semifinals, going to the finals and won his favorite tournament (it would be his fifth Roland Garros) will lead the ATP ranking, a position from which he fell on 6 July 2009. No doubt a great birthday.

The Balearic impacted mainly on improving its service · worked for an hour on Centre Court

With the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open just around the corner and after winning in Monte Carlo and Rome, Rafa Nadal never stops working to return to be number one in the world and get the best form possible.

Just arrived in Madrid to play the tournament in Madrid, the Spaniard was the first contact with the clay of the Magic Box in order of Aclima as soon as possible to the center court of venue.

Along with his uncle and coach Toni Nadal and Argentina's Juan Monaco, the favorite to win the title next week was exercised for an hour on the stage of the championship.

Both players played one sided game preparation after the champions of the last two Masters 1000 led to an improvement as far as possible service in a track from next Sunday, will be a real hotbed for the Spanish players.

The Swiss agreed with the statement that Spanish is the "number one" and referred to land titles and the route of Nadal in the last five years in this area.

Roger Federer, said he had been too much "negativity" around the Spanish Rafael Nadal, which he said the Swiss, remains a "favorite."

The world number one said he went through a similar situation to that of Nadal, but highlighted the positive role of manacorense in the Monte Carlo Masters, where he was proclaimed winner to compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6-0 with a score of 6-1.

Asked if he believed that Spanish is the "number one" on earth, Federer agreed with the statement and referred to the tour title and Nadal in the last five years in this area.

Basel also recalled the great game of Spanish in the party that they faced in the quarter-finals in Qatar, and which ended in victory for Nadal, who finally ended the tournament just the hand of Nikolay Davydenko.

Federer said he came to Rome in great shape, much more "relaxed" than at other times, as it has been prepared in these last weeks to address this competition.

She also stressed that the road between Rome and Wimbledon is too long and needs to stay "fresh" for that final episode: "That is not where you want to be tired."

Considers that the placidity or not on their side of the table depends on your game · Nadal was not very satisfied with his first practice on Saturday and decided to repeat in the afternoon

As usual whenever it considers its options, Rafa Nadal does not look like the big favorite to defend his title at the Australia Open. "Of course not, on hard courts there are plenty of good players. I think that even as the world number two, I'm not the most favorite there are always surprises, "he said.

Nadal believes that its placidity or not part of the picture depends on your game. "The important thing is to play well, because it seems anything but difficult and you see things clearer. If you play worse everything becomes complicated. We'll see how I play and I begin the first day, that's what worries me right now," said .

Nadal's first opponent will be Australian Peter Luczak, 78 of the world, with which it has faced so far although one of them, "he said.

For Nadal there is no clear favorite, but a group of players, and not rule out any surprises. "When you finish one and start another it seems that everything starts again. Davydenko is the one I have seen him play and he's doing really a very high level. After the usual suspects will be there. Do not think there are many surprises. Tsonga, Djokovic , Soderling, Verdasco, Roddick, Cilic, all these will be fighting to win, but surely and that when he learned he had won in Manacor luck, took it out of him in amazement. "I know he plays from the bottom of the track is very solid fighter. I've seen him on TV sometimes but I have too much information. We must try to overcome it by rhythm going for me.

In purely sporting, Nadal was not very satisfied with his first practice on Saturday and decided to repeat in the afternoon. "The week is getting very long, I have trained very well these days, but today was worse, but I think I'm in a good lineup, "said Nadal.

"I think I started the year very well and now we must try to play well here on Monday, when I think I will begin, and what matters is where it starts. I'm here to do my best," he said.