Rafa Nadal, example of modesty before the Olympic Games! “I hope to rise to the level of Alcaraz”

The “Matador” was asked about the Olympic Games in Paris and was an example of modesty in his answer.

“Carlos said he was scared to ask you to play doubles with him at the Olympics. Should he ask you?”, was the question received by Rafa.

“No, he doesn’t have to ask me anything. It’s very exciting for me too. If I’m not mistaken, it’s the same for him. It would be great to get to play a tournament together before the Olympics. Let’s prepare and we get used to each other on the field.

I figure if we’re both going to be physically fit, why not? We have a chance to build a great team and hope for great things. It would be good for both of them and I think it would be good for the Spanish team.

We’ll see how things progress. I hope I’m good enough to team up with him, I’m sure he’ll be there for me. We’ll see where it all goes. But I also hope we’re able to work together a little bit going forward.”Nadal said in Madrid.

Rafa Nadal’s coaches spoke during a press conference about the match that the “Matador” will play on Saturday in Madrid against Alex De Minaur.

Next, Rafael Nadal will meet the number 10 favorite, Alex De Minaur. The Australian knocked out the Spaniard’s all-time great in the second round in Barcelona, ​​defeating him in the minimum of sets, and will now look to claim his third straight victory over the legendary Spaniard, leveling the head-to-head.

Rafa Nadal’s coaches took to the Mutua Madrid Open Twitch mics and revealed how they see the Spanish super champion’s situation within the squad. Nadal has shown a lot of pessimism in recent days about his level of preparation and what is to come in regards to his participation at Roland Garros.

The truth is that both Carlos Moya and Marc Lopez and Gustavo Marcaccio have been much more optimistic about how they see Rafa and I think against De Minaur we will see an improvement from last week in Barcelona. Carlos Moya was the first to speak and talk about yesterday’s match with Darwin Blanch:

“Yesterday we knew that it was a match in which we had to get into the rhythm, that the opponent could feel the weight of the game. It had to be solid and it was. In the middle of the competition, as the matches go by, we see better what can be improved. In at this point, the information we have is as little as possible. After all, it must be an opportunity for those who will see him on the court. The magic he has, with his presence .

We must pay him the tribute he deserves. Many people do not know him personally, but they perceived him as one of their family. It is as if he ate with them in their homes. You have to enjoy the time you have left on the field, value it and know that repeating such an event is very difficult to achieve. The adrenaline he feels these days, that will never be felt again and he enjoys it. It’s something you miss when you’re not active. He is one of the great stars of this sport, who is going to retire, and it is very nice to see him. I changed my routine to see him”transmitted Moya, who then talked about the part with De Minaur:

“It will be a different match from the one in Barcelona. There I didn’t see him prepared against a rival like Alex. I think tomorrow will be a bit different. Without being ideal, I think we will see Rafa who stayed for 8 days and that every minute spent on the pitch is a minute of improvement. He has spent more hours on the pitch now. I think we can have a more competitive game tomorrow than the last few days. I don’t know if he will win in the frame to the team we are more confident of what we can see, it will be better than what we saw last week.”Moya relayed.