the spanish tennis player Robert Baptist, 20 of the world, affirmed this Sunday that he sees his compatriot Rafael Nadal “as a candidate” to the champion title at Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the season.
“Rafa is always a candidate in any tournament he plays,” said Bautista, who will play in the Mallorca Championschip after reappearing last week at the ATP 500 tournament in Halle (Germany) after being out for almost three months due to tendinitis in a wrist . In addition, he also wanted to praise Nadal’s attitude towards the injury Chronicle that the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles suffers in his left foot, the last one at Roland Garros.
“Rafa the truth is that he is a player who takes many games and work on the body. It is normal for you to experience a lot of aches and pains. He is a player who has exceeded the limits of what is normal. Perhaps he is the one with the greatest capacity for sacrifice to overcome difficult moments,” said the 34-year-old tennis player from Benlloch, winner of 10 ATP titles and semifinalist at Wimbledon in 2010.
