Rafael Nadal reveals what his next tournaments will be
In a press conference at the Australian Open after his straight-set loss to Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal commented on his next plans. The Spaniard will be back competing at next month's Mexican Open in Acapulco that starts on 25th of February. "I need matches, but I can't go crazy to play matches. I have my age. I have my calendar. I have my priorities. My priority now is come back home, have some rest. I played good tennis for a couple of weeks. Now is the time to be back, to have a good physical work, keep working on the things that worked very well here", said Nadal. "Step by step, working on the things that I need a little bit more. That's the mobility, the defensive positions, the recovery from positions that are difficult to come back. That is something that I have naturally good, but I need to practice and need to be able to do it at that highest level.
Then my next step is Acapulco. That's my goal. Is a tournament that I like to play. I had some success there. I am excited to come back to Acapulco. I have Acapulco, I have Indian Wells, and that's my calendar today. The only thing I am sure I am not going to play something before these two events. That's my calendar today. Then we see. Depend on how things go, I keep going or I take a rest to play on clay. I know that the season is long. My first priority at all, more than winning titles or not, is be happy. To be happy, I need to be healthy. I going to do the things that give me a better chance to be healthy more than anything. That's the priority. If I am healthy, I am competitive, I am happy, I have the chance to win tournaments. If not, things change 100%."
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