Rafa Nadal, tennis legend and future manager of Real Madrid: “When I was active it was difficult for me to defend this position, but now I can say it: I don’t know many professional sports that are practiced on surfaces of this type”
The world of tennis is going through a very good moment thanks to the new young stars like Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinnerwho have taken over from the legendary Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer.
Despite everything, many players on the circuit complain about the busy schedule and ask for changesalthough it is very difficult to achieve the necessary consensus.
The last one to propose modifications has been precisely Rafa Nadal, who is committed to new formats in a very ambitious way.
“Many find it difficult to understand why tennis players participate in all the most important tournaments and also include 500 or 250. The problem with the current system is that it creates pressure: you know that you have to defend last year’s points and if you are absent, you seriously damage your position. Furthermore, I think extending almost all Masters 1000 to two weeks has been a mistake“he commented on the current calendar.
“When I was active it was difficult for me to defend this position, but now I can say it“I don’t know many professional sports that are played on surfaces of this type,” Nadal said about the number of matches played on hard courts each year.
“In tennis we play most of the time on courts that are very aggressive for the body and joints.and then we pay the consequences” he added before launching his idea for the world ranking.
“I propose to implement a ranking system based on the results of the last two years, instead of just one. It would give players a little more freedom to make better decisions. “When you are injured, you have more time to recover without your position in the ranking collapsing quickly,” explained the 14-time Roland Garros champion, who will begin a new stage in his life on November 21 by entering the Real Madrid board.
