"I'm here to play my best" - Nadal ahead of 2020 Paris Masters

Trophy from the Paris Masters is one of those that Rafael Nadal misses in his collection and he will try to change that in 2020.

In all of his 7 appearances at the Paris Masters, Rafael Nadal reached at least quarterfinals. However, the Spaniard reached the final only once, during his first appearance, and never won the tournament. He will try to change that this year, especially when Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem won't compete in Paris.

“That's part of the game. In some places you have more success and others a little bit less,” Nadal said. “It’s true that of course at the end of the year in the past I arrived sometimes very tired physically and sometimes mentally, too. And at the same time on indoor courts I need to be fresh, I need to be in full condition. It’s probably the surface that I need to be playing better to try to have success.”

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“I’m going to keep trying my best as I did all my tennis career and I hope to give myself chances,” Nadal said. “I like to play tennis, so I like to play a little bit more than two tournaments every six or seven months,” Nadal said, cracking a laugh. “It was not the ideal situation. Of course normally I like to play a little bit more before important tournaments… It's because I like to play tennis, I like competition and that's what I do.”

“It’s part of the history of our game. It’s an important event and is a party of the best players of the season,” Nadal said. “London has been a big success, I think. We enjoyed a lot playing in The O2. It has been a great atmosphere, great crowd. And moving to Turin, I'm sure that will be another success because the Italian fans are at heart enthusiastic.”

“When I go to a tournament, I just focus on trying to play my best tennis,” Nadal said. “It's true that we are in different circumstances than previous years… But I am here to play my best.”

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