"To be clear, I will not fight anymore to be No. 1" - Nadal not looking at specific goal on return at Paris Masters

Rafael Nadal doesn't have a specific goal in mind ahead of the Paris Masters wanting to just be competitive in every event he plays.

Nadal never really hyped himself up opting for the more measured and humble approach which is in line with how he is off the court as well. He has a chance to snatch number one away from Alcaraz but admitted that it's not a goal of his:

"To be clear, I will not fight anymore to be No. 1. I did in the past. I achieved that goal a couple of times in my career and I have been very, very happy and proud about achieving that. But I am in a moment of my tennis career that I don't fight to be No. 1. I just fight to keep being competitive in every event that I play."

He was also asked about fatherhood and admitted that he does miss his newborn son now that he's in Paris and away from the baby:

"After only three weeks knowing him you start missing him. It’s a new experience, all the changes are difficult in this life and you need to adapt to it, but we are lucky today with technolo

He will make his start at the event against Tommy Paul who defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in round one of the event.