Rafa Nadal after returning to the court: “It was only a good start”

Rafael Nadalwho began his return to the court with a decent victory after almost a year of injury, defeating Austrian Dominic Thiem in the first round of the Brisbane tournament.

The winner of 22 Grand Slam tournaments admitted that he experienced “very positive” feelings.

It was just a good start. It’s true that after all this time, a year later, I played very well, especially considering everything that happened and the circumstances under which I got here. I had a good day. I played very solidly, making almost no mistakes. I didn’t make bad decisions.

Nadal doesn’t set short-term goals. Just compete.

If I can be competitive again, great. This will also be a surprise. That’s my only goal – to be competitive in a couple of months. You will have to go day by day. It was just a game.

The Spanish tennis player emphasized that the match against Tim was “very positive, but we’ll see next time.”

If I can train at the level I need and play matches, the chances of being competitive again sooner will be better, but if I have problems again, everything will be more difficult, harder.

“The main thing and priority for me is to be healthy,” stressed the Spaniard, who took victory over the number 1069 Thiem on the track, allowing him to surpass Ivan Lendl and place him in fourth place on the men’s all-time list.

Of course, I didn’t forget to play tennis, but the hardest part was putting it into practice in a match. You need to regain movement, and this takes time.

Finally, the Spanish tennis player summed it up.

Anything can happen after a long time when you haven’t played the game. You jump out onto the track and expect anything. Incredible things or disasters. Bad or good day. I arrived without much expectation. In such a situation, it is normal to have more nerves than usual. You have doubts about your physical condition. I had doubts about how things might turn out, what could also go wrong, and that worried me. I need to be on the go and not think about it, but for everything to come to me spontaneously. I’m glad to get back to playing another day.

(according to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

follow:
\