Rafael Nadal - "I'm not superstitious"
Rafael Nadal is the favorite in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament starting today in Paris-Bercy. In an interview with the Italian Corriere Della Sera , the Spaniard commented on his ticks.
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last edit: Nov 03, 2020, 03:35 pm
Rafael Nadal has already been in Paris-Bercy for a few days and competed against Stan Wawrinka in training. Nadal still has to wait for his first competition appearance since the 13th triumph in Roland Garros: The first eight seeded took a bye at the last ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year. Nadal will play his opening match against either Filip Krajinovic or Feliciano Lopez, according to Paperform David Goffin would be the opponent in the quarterfinals, then Alexander Zverev .
A few days ago, Nadal spoke to the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera. Topic: the many ticks that characterize the now 20-time major champion. As there are: the exact positioning of his bottles, not touching the lines - and above all the routine before each serve, in which Nadal tugs and wipes different parts of the body.
Nadal - "Each of us has his own talent"
"I'm not superstitious," said Rafael Nadal in an interview. "If I were that, I would change my routine after every defeat. I'm not even a slave to my routines. My life is constantly changing, I'm always on the move. And what you call ticks is my way of doing things in my head restore order. Because I'm usually a bit messy. These things are my way of focusing and silencing the voices inside me. So that I don't listen to those voices that tell me I'm losing. Or worse, that I win!"
In the debate about the greatest player of all time, Nadal was philosophical. "What is talent? Each of us has his own talent. Some of us fly to everything, others just hold out longer than the rest. You can have the talent to write a good article in half an hour. But if there is a colleague, who can work six hours and then write an excellent article, he is a more talented journalist than you. "