Rafa rubbishes surface defeat claims

Rafa Nadal believes he can beat any player on any surface after his defeat to Dominic Thiem in the ATP Finals in London.

Nadal has been questioned in recent days that he is too reliant on one single surface for his success, something he has denied.

“I don’t want to pretend to be arrogant at all, because I am not,” Nadal said.

Rafa Nadal.Photo: Roger Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd/Alamy News live

“But I really don’t need to show even to myself or to no one that if I am playing my best tennis, I think I can win in every surface and against any player.

“But I never won in the [ATP] Finals. That’s the real thing at the same time. So no problem about that. I know I have to play my best if I want to have chances.”

Nadal will need t beat Stefanos Tsitsipas next if he is to progress in the event.

And the world No.2 is confident he can achieve that.

“I’m happy with the way I played. I think my chances are bigger to have a good result now than five days ago, even if I lost today,” he said.

“I never won in the World Tour Finals. I have a match against Tsitsipas in two days. Gonna be another tough one.”

http://www.redbubble.com/people/grandslamtennishttp://www.redbubble.com/people/grandslamtennis

Peter Rowe

Recent Posts

Halep seething over Swiatek wrist-slap doping penalty

Doping sanction victim Simona Halep has gone online to protest her own treatment by anti-doping…

3 weeks ago

Nadal goes down in final match

Rafael Nadal lined up for what was to be the final match of his career…

1 month ago

Sinner flattens de Minaur in runaway home start

Jannik Sinner took charge in front of his home crowd on Sunday, crushing ATP Finals…

1 month ago

Madcap Medvedev suffers temperamental Turin Finals loss

Daniil Medvedev went into meltdown mode on Sunday during a highly charged 6-4, 6-3 loss, with opponent…

1 month ago

Team Sinner considering skipping Monte Carlo

Jannik Sinner could well be missing from the opening European clay event of next season…

1 month ago

Davis Cup Final to mark Nadal goodbye to tennis

Rafael Nadal will bring down the curtain on his career next month as he plays his…

2 months ago