(Sports news, tennis news) Nadal returns to tennis with a humble attitude, but his opponents are worried that he will sublimate again.
After nearly a year out due to injury, Rafael Nadal is trying to calm expectations about his return. The Spanish tennis player does not aim to win the championship at any cost, because playing on the court is a precious gift.
Can Nadal return as impressively as Federer in 2017?
Remember Rafa is a living tennis legend, won 22 Grand Slams, possesses superior skills…, this is the reason why opponents are not allowed to be subjective.
Former world No. 4 tennis player Sebastien Grosjean (France) believes that the “King of Clay” can follow in Roger Federer’s footsteps and achieve great success when he returns to tennis.
Federer ended the 2016 season in July with a knee injury. Then, he returned in early 2017 to win the Australian Open, marking his first Grand Slam title in nearly 5 years. That was just the beginning of a special season, when Federer also won Wimbledon and 5 other titles, with 54 wins and only 5 losses.
Grosjean told L’Equipe: “Once champions return to play, they find their rhythm again. Federer did that after Wimbledon 2016, 6 months after knee surgery, he returned and won the Australian Open and Wimbledon 2017.”
If Nadal maintains good physical condition and finds a rhythm in Brisbane (Australia), it will create a lot of pressure on the world’s top two tennis players Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. The pair are said to be two of the favorites for any Grand Slam they enter but Rafa could spoil their party with a heroic comeback.
