Rafael Nadal’s coach spoke on behalf of the Spanish version of the ATP site. He returned to the whole process initiated with his player since he was again on a tennis court following the pandemic linked to Covid-19.
It is clear that Carlos Moya is worried, and that Rafael Nadal is not showing up for this edition of Roland Garros with all the guarantees of a player who has already lifted the trophy 12 times.
“More than recovering tennis or his physique, the most complicated was“ the head ”. His head was not ready to play again very quickly in competition. It was a complicated situation because of everything that was going on in the world, beyond not playing tennis. We gave priority to his head, to play when he felt comfortable. There were days when we played five minutes, others an hour, others nothing... Then when we were set on the schedule, we sped things up ”
Accelerate but gently, because Rafa was still recovering: “We had to stop for a few days due to some inconvenience, nothing serious. Things have happened in those six months, but that’s normal for a professional tennis player. The last month and a half we were able to support 100% “ explains Carlos Moya before adding …
“This year the margin of error is much smaller. In 2019, it gradually increased after a series of problems he had. He started badly in Monte Carlo and Barcelona, he improved in Madrid, in Rome he regained his true level playing well and in Paris he won the title. This year it is not possible. We are going to focus on the things that we can control, but knowing that this is a very abnormal situation ”
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 08:12
