Top seed Rafael Nadal is untroubled by his winless start to 2023, adamant he’s well-placed to win a third Australian Open crown.
Top seed and defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal is untroubled by his winless start to 2023, adamant he’s well-placed to win a third Australian Open crown.
The Spaniard, winner of 22 grand slam titles, is striving to join Ken Rosewall and Roger Federer as men’s major winners aged 36 or older.“Well, it’s true that the last couple of months I was not able to play much tennis and at the beginning of the season I lost two matches in Sydney, but honestly, I am not unhappy with the preparation,” the world No.2 said in Melbourne on Tuesday.“I need to win matches for sure.
He had a limited end to last season, after foot, rib and abdomen issues restricted him to just four events after Wimbledon.Only time will tell whether Nadal is as primed as ever to go deep again at Melbourne Park. He is striving to go two slams clear of Novak Djokovic on the grand slam ladder, too.
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