This is the first year when Rafa has not won a grand slam when he started after winning French Open in 2005. He has won at least one grand slam each for consecutive 9 years.
His performance this year has been below par. He didn’t even
reach the semifinal of any grand slam and some very low ranked players have
beaten him. He was beaten by Novak Djokovic in French Open in straight sets. When
he was losing people started asking him to change the coach as he needs some
fresh ideas but Nadal rejected the idea of having a new coach. Then some people
jokingly suggested him to get married as Murray and Djokovic seems to be doing
good after marriage but he answered as I don’t need to get married, I believe,
to play good tennis. I played lot of good tennis during a lot of time without
being married, so that’s not going to be the key.
Everyone was questioning him whether he is good enough or
not to win a slam. But after seeing him play in last two weeks I am convinced
that 2016 is going to be a good season for Nadal. He is gaining confidence and
believing in himself. You can see old Rafa completing as he used to be, he is
chasing even after trailing 0-40 in a game. He is believing in his shots, he is
running well on the court. One major difference in these two weeks is that he
is standing near to baseline and not very far. Players stand far away from the baseline
when they are not feeling confident.
I see resurgent Rafa.
He beat three tough men on the way to Shanghai Semifinal before losing to
Frenchman Jo Wilfred Tsonga but not before he bageled him in second set. Now
nobody is asking about his coach and marriage plans. As they as success has
many fathers failure is an orphan is true.
By beating Milos Raonic in Shanghai Rolex Master in third
round, he has secured a place in Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for an Eighth
time to be played from 16 to 22 November in O2 Arena in London.
Looking for a great season ahead!
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