"It's unlikely that he'll win" - former Wimbledon champ Richard Krajicek on Nadal

| by Drew Tate

Former Wimbledon champion and world number one Richard Krajicek spoke about the upcoming Wimbledon in an exclusive interview with Tennis Majors and he expresses his belief that Nadal won't win.

It's not really rocket science because Nadal winning would be the most impressive thing he has done all year and he's done a few of the already. Grass was never his best surface but he has played well on it over the years.

Yeah, the men’s draw, of course, there’s Novak. Normally Roger, like, OK, he’s going to at least make the semi-final and now he’s not there. Rafa – it’s a nice thing now that they have grass courts in Mallorca so he can practise there, so let’s see. It’s unlikely [that he’ll win] because his foot is not good. But he still is in contention to win all [Grand Slams] for one year, which is difficult, but then, you never know.

Krajicek on Wimbledon
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Krajicek was also impressed by the level of his compatriot Tim van Rijthoven who downed Daniil Medvedev in his maiden ATP final. It's something Krajicek called amazing while underlining that the mentality of a player is the most important thing in tennis. It's nothing new, it's been talked about in many sports.

It’s the most important thing. I mean, if you look at Rafa, he’s a very good player, a great player, but without the mentality, he would not have achieved half of what he has achieved. Same with Novak. It’s the most important thing – and the willingness to work hard, but I have to say Tim always had that, he’s a very hard worker.

Krajicek on a player's mentality in tennis

Krajicek will be there for the Wimbledon final this year having been invited into the royal box. He was supposed to be there last year as it was 25 year's since he won but he could not make it. He will be there this year. Perhaps Nadal will be in the final to prove him wrong.

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