Moya on Nadal and Djokovic practising together: 'I think you must look at it for what it is without placing some sort of value or extra significance on it'

Moya admitted that Nadal and Djokovic practising is nothing out of the ordinary; that they've tried on many occasions before but scheduling issues got in their way.

'I’m not sure if we can see this in any other sport, but here we like to keep things simple. Why couldn’t we practise with Djokovic? We’ve tried on many occasions but couldn’t due to scheduling issues. It just happened to work out here in Paris. I think you must just look at it for what it is without placing some sort of value or extra significance on it," said Moya.

He spoke about Nadal's rest period; he said that it's been different as he's actually done stuff in his break but managed to rest so it's been a very good few days as a result.

'It's strange because Rafa rested for a bit, then returned at the Laver Cup. From there, he went on a trip. There was the wedding. It's been a bit different from what we're used to. But he's managed to rest, which is the important thing. He had a wonderful time on his wedding day and immediately it was back to training, because instead of going on honeymoon vacation after the marriage ceremony, he actually did it before. So two days after the wedding, we were already back in training. It's been different, but it's also been a very good past several days.'

In terms of his chances, Moya finally said that he is optimistic but realistic when it comes to his chances in Paris this next week and that he is aware anything can happen.

'More than optimistic, I'm always realistic. I know Rafa as a player, I'm conscious of the state he's in when he enters an event, I have a sense of what he’s capable of doing and I'm always optimistic about his chances. But I'm realistic as well. I'm positive he can come through victorious but I'm aware he can have a bad day and end up losing a match.'