El Mundo Q&A – day 4
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Rafa’s next Q&A for El Mundo is up. From the mangle, it appears* that:
- Rafa likes hot weather, and the change to his racket weight is almost imperceptible but has mounted something…(um, help on that one, please?)
- If he could only win one slam for the rest of the career he’d take any of them. Well, maybe Wimbledon because he has more relevance.
- He’d love to represent Spain in this year’s Olympics. In fact, it would be an honor.
- He has to play the mandatory tournaments. Non-mandatories and exhibitions help him prepare for the big ones.
- He’s not sure the future of tennis is the freaky tall guys – there’s always been some of them about. He does want the future of tennis to have less play on hard courts.
- Something about getting somewhere with the right training that has me baffled.
- Every serve is important and he thinks about each one.
- He goes out and about like a normal person despite fans – for whom he is grateful.
- A player’s game not their attitude and gestures on court is what’s intimidating.
- Off days are no different: training, rest, time with Maymo, and then dinner with the team.
*All conclusions mine based on a dubious translation and may or may not have any relation to reality.
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I think the one that has you baffled is where someone asks if he has ever tried to play with his right hand and he replies “no, it’s better this way, believe me.”
Gracias
1. Julia Carrascosa:
Hello, Rafa. First I want to thank you for giving us so much joy both with your tennis and your triumphs. I’d like to know what weather you prefer so you could bring out your best tennis. What feelings have you had with your new racquet? Go get them, champion.
Nadal:
I’ve always liked the heat better, I guess it’s being a Mallorcan. As for the racquet, it’s the same one! I’ve just put a bit more weight, very little, almost imperceptible, into the racquet head. But it worked …. :-)
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6. Victoria D.:
Rafa, I follow you since you were 18 years old and I appreciate all the good times that I had thanks to you. Out of curiosity, have you ever tried to serve with you right hand in a practice session? If you have, how did it go? Thank you very much.
Nadal:
Thank you for your words and for following me. No, I have never tried that. It’s better the way I do it.