Rafael Nadal: 'Clay is not the same in every tournament'
In a press conference following his win over Grigor Dimitrov, Rafael Nadal commented on the several kinds of clays in the tournaments on tour. The Spaniard said: "The clay is not the same in every tournament. That's obvious. I don't feel is a big, big difference, you know. Yeah, probably here and Roland Garros are the ones that are most similar in terms of the clay because is very thin clay. Madrid, I think, is a little bit like this, too, but the altitude makes the difference. And Rome and Barcelona are different clays. Is the clay with bigger clay but in good shape. If you tell me what I prefer, I like this kind of clay, the thinner one. But, for me, if the court is in good shape, I really don't see a big, big difference. I don't really believe that makes a difference on the game."
A few months ago Nadal claimed Nick Kyrgios was disrespectful in their match in Acapulco as he hit underarm serves. In an interview to Le Parisien the former French player Mansour Bahrami, who used this kind of tactics several times, said: "It's not very nice, not terrible, but at least it allows you to get a point. I hit that serve to make the crowd pleased. You eventually do it when you cannot play anymore. And you can win a surprising point. But nine times out of ten, you lose it. But I do not agree with the criticism. The player does not go against rules. He has the right to do it and he does it. We want to change, break the rhythm. When we look at what Nick Kyrgios did against Nadal in Acapulco, I do not think it influenced him. Everyone tried it at least once. It's not a lack of fair play. I want to surprise my opponent and Sometimes when I feel it's time to do it, I do it. I do not know if we will see more of that.*"
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2VU0lGp
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