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Nadal Anxious for 4th Title in Paris
By Ally White
The world number two tennis player Rafael Nadal has been victorious in 21 matches out of 21 during three years at the French Open but despite this ideal record he will still feel butterflies in his stomach when he begins his battle for his fourth French title next week.
"Of course I'll feel nervous," Nadal told Reuters in an interview at the Hamburg Masters. "I feel nerves with every game but especially in a match at Roland Garros. It's a very special and important tournament in a spectacular city."
The Spaniard Rafa Nadal is the favorite to win the fourth straight title at the French Open expecting something else would be to underestimate his supremacy on the red hot courts which have been his domain ever since he played and won in 2005.
Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Mallorca and was nephew of former Barcelona defender Miguel Angel. Nadal completed his breakthrough when in a awesome way with only 16 years of age in 2003 he defeated Albert Costa in the championship of the Monte Carlo Open.
After 2003 Nadal had injuries that kept him away from the Roland Garros for approximately two years. However; by 2005 he was unstoppable on clay and he had no problems on his way to three consecutive French Open titles.
In his preceding season his record of 81 matches on clay became to an end when he was defeated by Roger Federer in Hamburg, although Nadal achieved his revenge with a victory of 7-5 6-7 6-3 over the Swiss in this year’s final.
Moreover; Nadal has drawn criticism of the decision to pinch a week out of the clay-court season and he has been jammed up with Spain’s Tennis Federation over the Davis Cup. In the meantime, Novak Djokovic is testing Nadal seriously for the number two spot but the Spaniard discards any suggestion that he will not be the next King of Paris.
"How am I not going to have strength and desire to play Roland Garros?" he said between mouthfuls of French bread and chocolate spread. "It's the climax of the season on clay. Yes, it's been made more difficult by those who make the calendar, but fine, even though I couldn't be at a hundred percent in Rome I'm here and I'm playing well and I aim to get to Roland Garros in as good shape as possible."
Certainly, Nadal will come across weaker players throughout the tournament on clay but his vast strength and his unquestionable ability to pursue the most discouraging situation will lead him to many victories amongst the top players.
“He's the best defence player in the history of this sport," Djokovic said after losing to Nadal in the Hamburg semis. "He knows how to use his opportunities very wisely. He's waiting." Federer was evenly praising, saying: "He has all the respect of all the players. What he's achieved is maybe unique."
Nadal has gotten to the final of Wimbledon two times but has been stopped by the Swiss Maestro who remains unbeaten on grass… "Of course I'd swap a Roland Garros for a Wimbledon," he says after barely any hesitation. "If you win in more tournaments you're regarded as a more complete player but I've been close to winning Wimbledon before...For now I'm going to go home two days before heading to Paris. I'll have time to be with my friends and family and that's important because I don't have much time usually."
About the Author
Ally White is a top senior copy writer for international ATP Masters Series as well as the top ranking online bookmaker www.instantactionsports.com/uk/
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