Rafael Nadal's two losses before Wimbledon are not worrying - Coach
Rafael Nadal lost both matches he played against Marin Cilic and Lucas Pouille at the Hurlingham Club. However, the Spaniard's coach Francis Roig said that those two losses do not mean anything as the 18-time Grand Slam winner goes there thinking to win. "The court is very fast and people play big. Against Lucas Pouille, he played much better than the day before and in the training sessions he has been improving a lot. He is in the same ways as the previous seasons where he delivered a great level", said Roig as quoted by El Mundo Deportivo.
Nadal was broken six times in his two matches but Roig denied there is a problem with this shot. "He faced two very good returners and he will improve little by little. He has not started to play yet. He has the mentality to win. Then in order to win a Grand Slam, many things need to happen and you have to be doing well. He is coming from his French Open win and over the last years he has done well here and he felt well, so he needs to play a good tournament and then you will see. He has a difficult draw."
Asked what's better between facing Roger Federer in the semifinals and Novak Djokovic in the final, Roig concluded: "I do not know who I prefer. The two are very tough. We know that there were unseeded players who are very tough and we have to face them, so we will try to give our best to win matches."
Nadal will open his run against Yuichi Sugita.
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