Rafael Nadal faces a tough time due to his troubled knee – Tennis News
Spanish number one, Rafael Nadal, is struggling hard to secure the recovery from his knee injury that he encountered at the green grass courts of Wimbledon. Ever since that point, he was unable to step on tennis courts and even
on the brink of the new tennis season, he do not anticipate to regain his momentum but is hopeful to return in the clay court season.
In an interview with the media, Nadal said, "I need to see how it improves and how it reacts to the intensity and demands of playing with tennis players of such a high level. I am not thinking long term, I am just focused on the
knee, seeing how it responds and then we'll see later on. I want to be sure that it's completely ready to start competing in anger again, without any doubts. If I feel good in Abu Dhabi we'll continue but if not I'll take it calmly."
In 2012, the King of Clay has dominated the clay court season and made it to the final round of most of the ATP major tournaments. At the Open Sabadell Atlantico held at Barcelona, he rallied past his compatriot, David Ferrer,
in a straight-sets victory. He bagged home the final trophy at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia and the French Open Grand Slam from the reigning world number one, Novak Djokovic.
The left-hander is ready to participate in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, to be held at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. Nadal will play a match on the 28th December against the winner of the match between
Andy Murray and the Czech challenger, Tomas Berdych.
The 26-year-old has had a tough year, as he was unable to contest in many major ATP tournaments, including the US Open. As a result of his absence a great deal of room was created for his competitors such as Roger Federer, who
set a new record by becoming the world number one for 302 weeks. The greatest advantage was received by the British number one, Andy Murray, as he bagged home the gold medal in the London 2012 Olympics and his first ever Grand Slam title in New York. On his
return, he will face a great storm at the hands of the higher ranked professionals but will indisputably take over due to greater experience and might.
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