"Much better than he could have expected": Carlos Moya and Rafael Nadal pleasantly surprised by Spanish kingpin's training block in Kuwait

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Monday, 18 December 2023 at 08:30
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One-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Moya has revealed that the former world number one Rafael Nadal’s preparation ahead of his much-needed return has been better than expected.

The 37-year-old is still recovering from a knee injury sustained earlier this year. It was because of this reason he ended up missing three out of four Grand Slams.

Mi última reflexión tras el anuncio… 📣 👉🏻 claro que he pensado que no tenía sentido (volver a competir)… que son muchos años… 👉🏻 He luchado y he mantenido la ilusión en todo momento 👉🏻 He tenido la gente adecuada a mi alrededor como siempre he tenido en toda mi carrera……

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Moya has been recently quoted in a report where he stated that Nadal’s preparation ahead of his much-awaited return has been going ahead of the plan.

“The last few days in Kuwait we have trained with Fils, and the truth is that it was very good, much better than he could have expected,” said the 1998 French Open winner. “Rafa came there thinking that he was not going to be competitive, that he was not going to be up to par, and he leaves convinced that he might be.”

Nadal is often regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 22 Grand Slam titles. His most successful competition has been the French Open where he lifted the title 14 times, the most by any player in the tournament’s history. It is because of this reason he is also labelled as the ‘King of Clay’.

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