He then left the court at the start of the fifth set, unable to cope with the stress, his inner feelings doubtless coming through. Having suggested he would not be on court at all to watch the match, Toni Nadal did actually show up for the contest between his nephew and the youngster he’s been coaching since last year.īut Toni is nothing if not fair and so instead of sitting in the Auger-Aliassime box, as he would normally do, he sat in the presidential tribune, looking sideways onto the court, almost exactly level with the net. And being honest, every match that I play here, I don't know if gonna be my last match here in Roland Garros in my tennis career, no? That's my situation now." "So just enjoying the fact that I am here for one more year.
Two and a half weeks ago, even if I had positive hopes after Rome, I even don't know if I would be able to be here," admitted Nadal on Sunday. The good news is that he has moved exceptionally well throughout his four matches here and there are no obvious outward signs that anything is going to stop him from competing as hard as he can against Djokovic.
Most of the time, he can manage it but sometimes, as in Rome, it’s too much. His left foot, which almost caused his career to be derailed before it had really begun, is a constant source of pain. Anyone who watched Nadal in Rome, bending double and grimacing in obvious pain, would have thought that the chances of him doing well in Paris were slim.īut here we are, a couple of weeks later and Nadal has given himself another chance to go again, against Djokovic in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
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