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体坛英语资讯:King of Clay Nadal will focus on staying competitive

发布时间:2018-05-29  编辑:查字典英语网小编

PARIS, May 25 -- Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal will focus more on maintaining his competitivenes, rather than on keeping the world No. 1 position, ahead of his possible 11th title at Roland Garros.

"My feeling is of course better to be No. 1 than be No. 2 or No. 5, but the most important thing is to feel myself competitive to play all events that I want to play and to feel myself really to have success in these important events," Nadal told a press conference on Friday.

Nadal returned to world No. 1 with his success at the ATP Rome Masters. The top position has been changed in hands between Nadal and his arch rival Roger Federer four times since the year started.

"After a very tough beginning of the season with two injuries in the same place, now I feel good. I came back and played a lot of matches well, having success since I came back in Davis Cup," said Nadal.

Nadal came back to Roland Garros with a record of 19-1 on clay court this year. The "King of Clay" is well-poised for his record-extending 11th trophy in Paris, as several potential threats were slotted into a different half.

"Every tournament is different," he admitted, adding that "here we are to try our best, have good days of practice before the tournament starts, and be very competitive for the beginning."

Nadal has noticed the rise of a handful of talented players in recent years, represented by second-seeded Alexander Zverev and Austrian Dominic Thiem.

"I cannot predict what's going on, but there is a generation of players with a lot of talent and great potential to become big stars of this sport. Let's see how things happen in the next couple of months or years," he added.

Nadal will kick off his title defense at Roland Garros against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine.

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