The pandemic has affected every individual on the planet in one way or another. Spain has been one of the countries most affected by COVID-19, to the point that has prevented Rafael Nadal number 2 in the world from leaving home and training for a few months.
19-time Grand Slam champion recently attended a summit led by former NBA champion Pau Gasol. The summit was held by videoconference and hosted various personalities from different sectors, including Fernando Alonso, Carolina Marin, Ryan Holliday, Nuria Roura, Ona Carbonell and Victor Kuppers.
A few days before the announcement of the blockade, the Mallorca phenomenon had beaten Taylor Fritz by winning the Acapulco Mexico Open. Initially, Rafa was taken aback by the emergency and took some time to adjust to the new situation.
So far the former No. 1 in the world has trained only on clay, a detail that suggests his willingness to skip the US Open to focus on Roland Garros.
Nadal on life in isolation
“Well, well, to be honest, because even the first week cost me a lot, the reality is that I completely lost the night hours …
But of course I think that in the end we live a totally unprecedented situation for everyone and also with great general sadness “- explained Rafael Nadal.” Living with something totally new for everyone and obviously so negative I think I am personally impressed by the first few weeks, “said Rafael Nadal to Pau Gasol.
“That is, it was difficult for me to take the routines. For us it is not an office job, so this (confinement) complicates it a little more” – he added. “As the weeks go by, we can start checking some daily bedtime guidelines at a certain point in time to get up to do a daily routine,” Nadal said.
“There are daily routines of getting up early at half past seven to go to train, I start training at 8, according to which, obviously, it takes an hour. Obviously, in this type, I think it is also important to have goals”, Nadal elaborated.
“Also, the initiative was, I think, first, then necessary, secondly, I think it was nice that so many people would come together to help others, and thirdly, because I think it helped all of us too to have. It is also a daily occupation to know that we had to do a number of things to try to contribute to something more important “- concluded Nadal.
