Perfection does not exist and not even Rafael Nadal You can sidestep this claim with your tennis. The blur of the best clerk materializes in the case of the Balearic with indoor courts, where their records are modest. It is paradigmatic that the 1,000th victory in his career has come in the most unfavorable context for his tennis, and it is not ruled out that he commemorates this round figure by adding two of the great titles that resist him in his record. The speed of the indoor courts and how aggressive they are for the joints, as well as the fact that the big events in this context take place at the end of the season, have reduced the journey of a Nadal who, despite everything, has lived memorable moments in his career on closed tracks.
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And it is that the first victory of the Spanish in indoor conditions took place in an unforgettable tie of Davis Cup 2004 against the Czech Republic, where he and Feliciano López beat the Europeans. Rafa lost with Jiri Novak, but beat Radek Stepanek, breaking a four-game losing streak, the first of which was in Lyon 2003, where he succumbed to the legendary Dominik Hrbaty. Cities such as Milan, Marseille or Stockholm witnessed Rafa’s unsuccessful attempts in those early years of his career to transfer his greatness to indoor courts, something that did not occur until the 2005 Madrid tournament, where he signed one of the most successful triumphs memorable in their history, against Ivan Ljubicic with an epic comeback.
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From then on, some skirmishes in Bangkok and Rotterdam (he reached the final in 2009 losing to Murray) were the only venues beyond the ATP Finals and the events in Paris and Basel, in which Nadal tried his luck. Borna Coric, Rainer Schuettler and Feliciano López they embittered his existence in Basel, while in the Masters Cup he had memorable duels against the best in the world, staying at the gates of the title twice and seeing how Roger Federer y Novak Djokovic they deprived him of glory. Injuries have been protagonists in the Balearic Islands’ journey at an indoor level, with painful Walk Overs against Krajinovic and Shapovalov in the last two editions of the Parisian tournament and a withdrawal due to injury against Davydeko in 2008, a year after being defeated in the final by David Nalbandián, in what is thus far his best performance at Bercy.
Nadal and an increasingly aggressive game that can help him a lot on indoor courts
The game of Rafael Nadal it has evolved over the years in an obvious way to greater aggressiveness and the ability to cut points and get on the track. This has allowed him to extend his career and show himself as an increasingly lethal player on the half court and the net, where his appearances are no longer just sporadic. Being physically well, Nadal can remove the thorn from his indoor performance and polish his record with events that, so far, have earned him more displeasure than happiness. The Rolex Paris Masters 2020 could be an ideal opportunity to change the dynamics and add more indoor victories, as well as his third title in these conditions.
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