"I have failed to be a better indoor player" - Nadal honest ahead of ATP Finals

| by Zachary Wimer

The last event of the ATP season will be played in Turin and Rafael Nadal will be the top-seeded player at the 2022 ATP Finals.

After his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the event, the 22-time Grand Slam champion became the highest-seeded player at the 2022 ATP Finals as he will be trying to steal the no. 1 spot from the 19-years-old youngster. After a successful year, in which he managed to add two more Grand Slam title, Rafael Nadal is looking to do well also in Turin.

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“I wanted to finish the year competing, which last year I could not do and this year I will be here to make the best possible result,” Nadal told Spanish media, as reported in Marca on Friday. “In sport you never know, you come here without rhythm, but you win a match and things change radically."

“As far as I’m concerned, I’m well prepared. Then you play against the best in the world. Of course it’s better to arrive with confidence and victories. There’s no time limit for getting in shape. From the first day you play against one of the best.”

The ATP Finals is one of the tournaments that Rafael Nadal never won in his career and he will try to change that in 2022.

“I have failed to be a better indoor player,” he said. “This is the reality of the sport. I have qualified 17 times, but I have not been competitive 17 times. I don’t know how many times I’ve been able to play the Masters with real options. Historically, indoor has been the worst surface for me, but it is true that in recent years I think I have improved significantly on this surface.”

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