When he finished his match of two hours and 34 minutes with the British Cameron Norrie (6-1 and 6-4), Rafa Nadal went to the stands and said to his team “track 2, see you on track 2”. The manacorí had not had enough, which continued to hit the racket in this “process” until he regained his best form and again aspired to the Ronald Garros scepter: “I did it to loosen my body, since this match was shorter. I'm in a process of improvement. I'm trying to find the level we want as soon as possible. The second set was more messy, complicated, I felt good to let go of my arm and go home more easily. It's not the first time I've done it. “
The world number 3 has won three games in a row at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and acknowledges that against Norrie there has also been improvement (“there were moments when I played very well and in others when I was able to do better, but it is a process”) although he explains that You can not make evaluations in each meeting or draw conclusions from their status: “Every day is a new day, every day you start from scratch. I was able to win. I want to live the semifinals. It is good news. I do not take daily exams. I come from a time without competing. I have to do daily work to be the best possible. Today I was more comfortable“he warned.
While waiting to meet his rival in the semifinals, who will come out of the duel between Pablo Carreño and Diego Schwartzman, Nadal commented that he does not have time to see much tennis at this Open Banc Sabadell but that he is not surprised by the victory of Jannik Sinner against Andrey Rublev , his executioner curiously in Monte Carlo. “Sinner is a great tennis player, I saw him at 50%. Anything could happen and it happened.”
The Spaniard was also asked about the exclusion of the French team from Benoit Paire due to his “profoundly inappropriate behavior”. Although Nadal commented that he can understand the decision, he did make it clear that “he is a great boy and that perhaps he is somewhat frustrated or tired.” The one who does not get tired is the number three in the world, who works overtime to regain his level. This Saturday he will try to attack a new Godó final and fight for his twelfth title.