Rafael Nadal’s Blueprint to Return to Elite Form Before the 2015 French Open

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Published: February 13, 2015

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Another year, another comeback blueprint for Rafael Nadal to ultimately win the 2015 French Open. The journey to Roland Garros has always featured new plot twists and turns but the same ending. Nadal has claimed nine championships in one decade, a French Open rerun that would hardly qualify as original production for the critically acclaimed Cannes Film Festival.

February 2015 has already shown differences in Nadal’s current schedule, and it promises new possibilities in the weeks and months ahead. Though renowned for his on-court routines and tics, Nadal is willing to change and adapt with big-picture decisions, hoping that the road he clears will be victorious.



 

Schedule Shifting

Two years ago, Nadal returned to tennis after a seven-month comeback from a knee injury. It was a media sensation for tennis. He played South America’s “Golden Swing,” including an appearance in the final at Vina del Mar, Chile, and followed by titles at Sao Paulo, Brazil and Acapulco, Mexico.

Nadal built momentum for his surprise title at Indian Wells and reinforced most of his clay-court empire at Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros. Furthermore, he had the strength and energy to sweep the North American tour including the U.S. Open, thereby catapulting him back to the No. 1 ranking. It was an epic result, and February’s springboard must be credited.

Last year was much more difficult for Nadal. After his Australian Open back injury, he entered South America with notable differences in his schedule. He did not play at Chile, swapped Sao Paulo’s indoor clay for the inaugural outdoor-clay venue at Rio de Janeiro (worth 500 points for his title), and he did not play at Acapulco, which changed its surface to hard courts.

Nadal’s back concerns and struggles to regain his top form at Europe seemed to rub away the shiny veneer of his red-cla...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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