There may be a 20-year-old Grand Slam winner again, says Rafael Nadal
In a press conference in Madrid, Rafael Nadal was asked if we will ever see a 20-year-old or someone younger winning a Grand Slam in the future. Among the active players, there is no one who is under 30. The Spaniard feels there are some chances. "I believe that the best players in the history, not all ones, but almost everyone who has won a Grand Slam before 20, so there is no one reason today why this cannot happen again, that's my feeling. He's good enough to do it, and he's good, he has a good eye, he has a good attitude on court, why not? But then you can win or you cannot win. But if you have the chance, of course."
On his win over Felix Auger-Aliassime, Nadal added: It's been a difficult three days with the virus in the stomach. Happy to be able to win the match in straight sets and the level of tennis has been okay, not bad today. So, against a tough opponent it was a good test. And I was able to win and that is the main thing today more than any other issue that we can talk about, the tennis. Today was a day to be focussed, to be with the right attitude and to try to win the match and that's what happened and that gave me a chance to have better body feelings tomorrow and just try to play a little bit better tomorrow against another tough opponent."
On Tiafoe, his next opponent, Nadal added: "First of all, Frances is a very high-level opponent. He has a lot of speed. He's very aggressive. And he's an electric player. He serves very well. He moves very good on the clay. His feet movement is really good. He's already won some good matches against Kohlschreiber. He comes in with a lot of confidence. He is young. He is playing really well. He has that drive and energy and it will be a good test for me and an opportunity for me to play a tough match and to keep improving."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2HdDyjV
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