In a press conference at the Australian Open after his straight-set loss to Novak Djokovic, commented on his next plans. The Spaniard will be back competing at next months Mexican Open in Acapulco that starts on 25th of February.
I need matches, but I cant go crazy to play matches. I have my age. I have my calendar. I have my priorities. My priority now is come back home, have some rest. I played good tennis for a couple of weeks. Now is the time to be back, to have a good physical work, keep working on the things that worked very well here, said Nadal.
Step by step, working on the things that I need a little bit more. Thats the mobility, the defensive positions, the recovery from positions that are difficult to come back. That is something that I have naturally good, but I need to practice and need to be able to do it at that highest level.
Then my next step is Acapulco. Thats my goal. Is a tournament that I like to play. I had some success there. I am excited to come back to Acapulco. I have Acapulco, I have Indian Wells, and thats my calendar today. The only thing I am sure I am not going to play something before these two events.
Thats my calendar today. Then we see. Depend on how things go, I keep going or I take a rest to play on clay. I know that the season is long. My first priority at all, more than winning titles or not, is be happy. To be happy, I need to be healthy.
I going to do the things that give me a better chance to be healthy more than anything. Thats the priority. If I am healthy, I am competitive, I am happy, I have the chance to win tournaments. If not, things change 100%.
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