Rafael Nadal shows why we should never doubt champions
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Former Australian Davis Cup team captain Wally Masur suggested that arriving to Australia without much expectation helped Rafael Nadal. Nadal, who appeared in just one event in the second part of the 2021 season due to a foot issue, enjoyed an astonishing comeback in Australia as he captured back-to-back titles at the Melbourne Summer Set and Australian Open.
While in Australia, Nadal was constantly saying that he was taking it match by match. Even when Nadal reached the deep stage of the Australian Open, he insisted he was taking it match by match. “Sometimes when you have been a little bit injured, and you’ve done all the work but you’re not sure (how you’ll fare when you return), you do go in with less expectation,” Masur said in an interview with the Australian Open, as revealed on Sportskeeda.
“Sometimes when you’re full of expectation things don’t quite go your way; it’s not the best place to be mentally. But maybe just expectation was down, and he was just enjoying being back on the court and competing, and we saw the absolute best of him (in Melbourne).
And we continue to see the absolute best of him.”
Masur: Nadal is a champion and you can never doubt them
Nadal returned to action two weeks ago in Acapulco and captured his fourth title at the event. Nadal is now 15-0 in 2022.
“I just think when the chips are down, and he’s been injured, and the chips were down in several matches (so far in 2022), he’s just got so many good behaviours and habits, so many years of hard work to draw upon, so many positive routines,” Masur added.
“We should never doubt the champions. Never, never doubt the champions. They keep showing you something.” Nadal is now set to play at the Indian Wells Masters. It remains to be seen if Nadal can continue his perfect streak and win his fourth title of the season in Indian Wells.
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Source : tennisworldusa
