“He is clearly the favourite,” Diego Schwartzman is confident of Rafael Nadal conquering yet another Roland Garros title
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Diego Schwartzman crashed out of the Madrid Open in the second round after losing to Grigor Dimitrov 0-6, 3-6. The result cme as a shock for everyone as Schwartzman was in good form on clay and the red dirt being his favourite surface there were expectations from him but he simply fell flat against the Bulgarian.
During his stay in the Spanish capital, Schwartzman sat for an interview with AS where he touched upon several aspects. The Argentinian tennis star spoke about Rafael Nadal who has been the inspiration for several players coming out from the South American country. Schwartzman shared how Nadal outplayed him in training as he believes that the 21-time Grand Slam winner can win the Roland Garros if he manages to replicate his training sessions to his matches.
“He beat the crap out of me in the training,” Schwartzman revealed with a giggle. “The truth is that I do see him winning the Roland Garros, if he plays like he trains. This year he lost a match, against (Taylor) Fritz at the Indian Wells final. In his blood he already feels more like a winner than the rest, even though he has the humility off the field to see himself on par, I think he sees himself as a winner.”
Rafael Nadal has struggled with injuries all throughout his career but he has an unreal mentality as he comebacks every time his opponents think that he is down and out. Nadal has braved so much pain and injury concerns so Schwartzman feels it is not much concern for the Spanish legend as he thinks it gives Nadal wisdom to make a stronger comeback.
“He is used to being sidelined by injuries and not playing for a few months. So I think it gives him the wisdom to know how to come back and how to prepare. He knows how to do it and this year he has been at an even better level than the last few years of his career and I think he feels that way, so he is clearly the candidate on this dirt tour,” the Argentinian concluded.
Rafael Nadal has made a strong comeback on tour at the Madrid Open
Rafael Nadal was out from tour after suffering from a stress fracture in his ribs during the Indian Wells semifinals against Carlos Alcaraz. He still won that match and went down fighting against Taylor Fritz in the finals of the Indian Wells. Since then he was sidelined and missed the start of the clay court season this year.
However, now the 21-time Grand Slam has returned on tour a the Madrid Open after making his recovery. He started off his campaign with a brilliant win over Miomir Kecmanovic in the second round of the tournament. Nadal will next face David Goffin in the round of 16 clash at the Spanish capital. Nadal will be focused to get as much match practice as possible as he prepares for the upcoming Roland Garros.
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