The Spanish tennis player claims to have “the maximum motivation” to play the United Cup
The Mallorcan will represent Spain on his return to the slopes in this new competition for mixed teams
The Spanish Rafael Nadalnumber two in the world, assured that he has “the maximum motivation to try to start well” in the United Cupa new competition for mixed teams that will open this Thursday in Australia, where the main thing for him is “recover positive sensations on the pitch and be competitive“.
“I have the maximum motivation to try to start well. It’s always important to start well for me, for confidence. The last few months have not been easy for me. The main thing now is to recover the positive sensations on the pitch, to be competitive. I hope so. I’m ready to make it, but we’ll see“, he claimed.
The Mallorcan will represent Spain on his return to the slopes in this new competition for mixed teams, in which 18 countries will participate from December 29 to January 8, in the Australian cities of Brisbane, Perth and Sydney.
“The beginning of the season is always exciting. For everyone it is something new, with doubts about how things are going to go. Although I don’t know how many seasons I have on the Tour, beginnings are always different“He said at the press conference prior to the start of the competition.
Nadal, who a year ago won his 250 ATP title in Melbourne, before winning his second australian openwill represent Spain together with Paula Badosa, Pablo Carreño, Nuria Parrizas, Albert Ramos, David Vega and Jessica Bouzas, and will play his first game on the 31st against the British Cameron Norrie in Sydney.
“The first match is going to be against Cam Norrie, so that’s the focus now. So for me I think it’s trying to win the first round as a team more than any individual match. Then we’ll see what can happen against Australia,” he added.
The 36-year-old Spanish tennis player will then have to face the Australian Alex de Minaur in Group D of the United Cup, a competition promoted by the ATP and WTA, which Distribute points for the respective rankings.
