Nadal Confident Of ATP Finals Fitness

By Daily Sports on November 10, 2019

Rafael Nadal is “confident” of being fit to play – and battle Novak Djokovic for the number one ranking – when the ATP Finals start on Sunday.

Nadal, 33, pulled out of the Paris Masters last week with a stomach injury but has travelled to London.

The Spaniard overtook Djokovic at the top of the rankings this week but could lose his position as year-end number one to the Serb at the O2 Arena.

Nadal is confident of playing a “good level” in his first match on Monday.

“If we were thinking we would not be able to play, we would probably not be here,” he told BBC Sport.

Nadal, who has never won the season-ending championships, meets defending champion Alexander Zverev on Monday but said he only started serving “very slowly” on Thursday following the injury.

“I am confident that I can be very competitive – but of course it’s a tournament in which you will face the top guys from the beginning, so you need to be 100% ready,” the 19-time Grand Slam champion said.

“But I really hope I will be able to serve every single day a little better and my hope is to be serving normally on Sunday.”

Nadal did not play in last year’s ATP Finals because of injury and pulled out of the 2017 event with a knee problem after one match. (BBC)

•PHOTO: Rafael Nadal and other tennis players 

 

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 10, 2019


 

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