The U.S. Open is the only "big" is missing from Nadal and now becomes the main objective
The Rafael Nadal Nadal is almost assured, with her second Wimbledon title, ending the season as world number 1, since the Serbian Novak Djokovic leads, second in 3840 points and the Swiss Roger Federer, who drops to third place in 3860.
Nadal, who dominated the final against Czech Tomas Berdych racquet iron and silk doll, get his second braid in the cathedral of tennis English. With 24 years has reached with eight Grand Slam titles such big names in tennis history as Connors, Lendl and Agassi.
Berdych, with its presence in the final, slips into the top 10 world rankings in the ATP, which also maintains the Spanish Fernando Verdasco in the final spot of this select club.
The Spaniard, who has again doubled in Roland Garros and Wimbledon, reaches 10 745 points with a significant income over Serbian Novak Djokovic, 6905, which retrieves the number two ranking.
On the other hand, Roger Federer, who fell in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, fell for the first time since November 2003 to third place (6885 points). His executioner, Czech Tomas Berdych, the tournament runner-up, rises five places and is eighth, signing the best position of his career.
The rest of Spanish, the best yield positions. So Fernando Verdasco falls one place and is tenth, David Ferrer, twelfth, Nicolas Almagro, twentieth, and Juan Carlos Ferrero, the twenty-first.
In contrast, Feliciano Lopez stands five seats and is twenty-fifth, thanks to his third round at the All England Club.
Toni Nadal: "Rafa already thinking about the U.S. Open
"To have won Roland Garros and U.S. Open, I say Wimbledon, Rafa serves." Toni Nadal, uncle and trainer of Spanish tennis player, committed an inadvertent error, perhaps product of desire.
The U.S. Open is the only "big" is missing from Rafael Nadal and became the great goal, now that the number a year-end is virtually assured.
The ranking shows today Nadal with a difference of 3,840 points over the second, Serbian Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appears in a strange third place (first time since November 2003).
"I always thought that the largest party of the year for Rafa was the final of Roland Garros, because from there would be how would trust to others. And look, now has won Wimbledon. That will generate less pressure for the U.S. Open, because it comes with two wins on the year, "Toni Nadal said shortly after his nephew triumphed for the second time in the grass of London on Sunday.
What should you do to celebrate also Nadal at Flushing Meadows? Basically, get in good shape. The lost last year, with an abdominal tear, with Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals. Other times he had been part of the body or fatigue in the whole body itself.
The tour of clay and grass tournaments impacted on North America. This year, there was a more flexible timetable: Barcelona did not play, neither will be in the Davis Cup series against France this month. His return will be in Toronto, from 9 August.
By So Nadal is going to take a vacation. "I only go to the beach, fishing, going to party and hang out with my friends in Manacor," he said of his immediate plans on the island of Mallorca. Not even close looks at the moment, the possibility of traveling to South Africa to encourage the Spanish national team if it defeats Germany and advance to the World Cup final.
"It's just that I have to start treatment on the knee and also South Africa is far away. If you bring a little closer could be, "he joked.
Pit to continue
The cement of the U.S. Open is just the surface more damaging to the knees of the world number one. As appeared in the right pain during his match against German Philipp Petzschner in the third round of Wimbledon, it was time to stop and pit.
"The treatment is two weeks, then follow with more rest and training," he told the dpa agency Cotorro Angel Ruiz, MD Nadal staff.
The treatment will take place in Vitoria, northern Spain, and involves the injection of a plasma rich in growth factors, permitted by the antidoping system of the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
"I hope this break will help me a lot. The key will arrive well rested and well prepared to New York. That will always be one of the main goals of my career: winning the U.S. Open," admitted Nadal. He still could not even play the final.
"Rafa is not as good results in concrete and clay or grass. I think it has to do with the time of year to play tournaments, and he gets tired. Also always lost to high-level players," said Czech Tomas Berdych, a victim of Nadal in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.
The list of threat to Nadal's rivals will not have to Del Potro, who now begins with physical exercises in Buenos Aires after having surgery on his right wrist. But it is possible that this list is again emerging Berdych.