Rafael Nadal says that Four Grand Slams in one year is impossible
World number one Rafael Nadal has said that winning all four Grand Slam titles in one season is beyond him.
Nadal, who won the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open this season after pulling out of the Australian Open with a knee injury in January, spoke at a press conference before the Shanghai Masters against Stanislas Wawrinka on Wednesday, October 13.
"For me, winning the four titles is impossible. I will try to keep playing well and to try to win four titles next year. But it may not be case they are all Grand Slams. That's impossible for sure, I think," the recent Japan Open winner said.
Last month, Nadal became the seventh player to have won all Grand Slam titles after he defeated Novak Djokovic in the US Open final.
The Spaniard, who has claimed nine Grand Slams in 11 final appearances, added that fatigue is catching up with him at the end of a long season.
"I am a little bit more tired than usual. But this is because I have probably played more matches than the rest."
Having been re-elected as Vice President of the ATP Players Council, Nadal said that he and the other nine players serving on the council, which reports to the ATP's board of directors, are working to alter the scheduling of the ATP season.
"The perfect schedule is if you have the chance to play and you have the chance not to play," said Nadal, emphasizing that players must be allowed to rest their bodies without dropping an inordinate number of points in the ATP rankings.
Last week, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki overtook the number one spot in the women's singles rankings from Serena Williams.
Wozniacki's advance can largely be attributed to Williams' absence from all competitions since suffering an unfortunate foot injury this summer.
"My feeling always has been—and everybody knows this because I say it at the council a lot —that after the US Open, you can play here in Asia for two weeks or three weeks maximum," the 24-year-old said, adding that he and the other members of the council
hope to wind down the ATP season earlier to help 'the next generation' of tennis professionals.
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