ATP World Number One Battle Not a Priority Says Rafael Nadal

The Spaniard tennis legend, Rafael Nadal is all set to make his first appearance on the professional tennis courts after his sumptuous wedding in Mallorca. Rafa is entering the Rolex Paris Masters 2019 with two Masters titles and two Grand Slam titles, also the aggressive-lefty is 320 points away from the crest of the ATP hill.

He will be delighted to conclude the season as number one tennis player, but at the same time, he doesn’t consider it to be his priority. 

“I said during the whole season is fantastic,” said Rafael Nadal. “I prefer to be No. 1 to No. 2 and No. 2 to No. 3. And of course, finish the year world No. 1 is something special, and I would love to make that happen. But as you know, I didn’t go to China. That’s something sad for me, but I need to find my priorities.”

Simultaneously, Nadal will not be putting in the extra efforts to get there, he will be simply following his regular schedule which is already planned by his team and give his best in all the matches which he’ll be playing.

“As I said during the last couple of years, it is not my goal to be No. 1. It’s about I need to organize my calendar to play as long as possible. If with my calendar at the end of the season I am number one, super happy. But I will not try to follow or to make extra things to be No. 1. I just going to do my normal schedule,” Nadal added.

Also, for the rest of the years, Rafael Nadal intends to give his best in every match he plays. He will be focusing on being productive and playing some quality tennis, rather than resting on the World Number one spot.

“And that’s the way you need to take decisions, and my decision is to try to do the right things to play as long as possible to give me more chances to play more years on the tour than try to be No. 1. Then I am going to try my best during the next couple of events,” Rafael Nadal said.

The 19-time Grand Slam champion, Nadal has been victorious on the Parisien clay-court for 12 times in his illustrious career, but the Paris Masters’ title is missing from the Spanish tennis icon’s title hoard.

At Rolex Paris Masters 2019, World Number two, Rafael Nadal might take on the Swiss, Stan Wawrinka in the third-round match. In the quarters, he might face the defending champion, Karen Khachanov followed by his age-old nemesis Roger Federer in semifinals and then the top-seed, Novak Djokovic in the finals.

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