You have to work every day to improve, says Rafael Nadal
In a press conference in Rome Rafael Nadal commented on how being able to work day in and day out helped him to get to his best level and win the title in the Italian capital.
The Spaniard said: "Every practice and every match, no? It's not a match that is very important. It's about every day looking for the things that I need with hope and with passion and with the right attitude, no? That's daily work more than a match in particular. What helps is win matches, of course. What also helps is have the feeling you play better. I say in Madrid I was playing better, then I played a bad match in the semifinals, true. But my feeling, especially after my lose against Thiem in semifinals of Barcelona, I think my personal feeling improved and my energy came back a little bit. After that, I had the feeling that I was able to be back to play the level that I need to play. Before that, the energy I think was not that high in Monte-Carlo and in Barcelona before. Have been through some tough moments after Indian Wells. Recovery of the knee again... Was not easy to come back and to prepare the right way. Mentally is tough to accept, too, that you cannot practice the way you need to practice. That's part of the process. Then I had the chance to practice better, to do better things. Then the energy and motivation and passion back. In consequence, the level, too."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2VAp9lH
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