World number two Rafael Nadal believes he is in better shape for the start of the 2010 tennis season than he was this year despite having a relatively short time to prepare.

Nadal, who was plagued by knee and stomach injuries during 2009, helped Spain to a crushing victory over Czech Republic in this month?s Davis Cup final and has had only three weeks to train for the new season.

?My preparation has been short but good and three weeks later I am ready to start again,? Nadal said in an interview published in Wednesday?s As sports daily.

?I believe that this year (season) I?ll arrive in a bit better shape than at the start of last season.? Nadal completed his preparations for 2010 on Tuesday with a two-hour training session and a set against Mallorcan compatriot Carlos Moya, which he won 7-5, and flew to Abu Dhabi where he will take part in an exhibition event.

After competing in the Qatar Open at the beginning of next month, he will seek to defend his Australian Open title in Melbourne.

He said he was especially looking forward to the challenge of recapturing his French Open title in June after his four-year reign as champion was ended in last year?s fourth round by Swede Robin Soderling.

?The results will be what they are but right now my hope is to win everything,? he told As.

?Because that?s impossible you have to try to do what is possible in each tournament.

?If you have reached the semi-finals of almost every tournament without playing well, which is what happened to me (last season), when you are feeling better and maintaining a rhythm sooner or later your luck will change.?

Nice article, vrael. Good to hear Nadal being optimistic again. He sounded resigned in London.

yeah......"The results will be what they are but right now my hope is to win everything"....that certainly is positive if not audacious......lets see.....first part of the year is the dangerous part....he has tons of points to defend,if he manages to hold on to his no. 2 in that duration...he will be well poised to regain numero uno around may,june,july where he has tons of points to gain.....

PRAY MY DEAR RAFANS

vamos!!!!!!

Just love Rafa, this sounds optimistic, pray for him I will and yes Vamos indeed!!!

"The results will be what they are but right now my hope is to win everything" .... imagine if Fed said that ....im sure he would be pummeled to the ground by many here ..anyways ....enough time has past by with just talk from everyone ...let the games begins ...

one phrase ... C'MON !!
Federites ...UNITE !

C'MON !!

yep, I was about to paste the "right now my hope is to win everything" quote

Errr... whats wrong with the quote?

i think nothing wrong with what he said i just hope that Rafa fans feels the same when Roger says the same words because when he says anything they dont know how to quite nagging champions do want the best and that is norml it is so tempting to use this chance against Rafa's fans but am just going to hold back i guess being fan for the king for so long made me apperciate champions more and Rafa is one maybe someday Rafa fans will know what i mean!

The article from vrael has been translated ...

"someday" tennislover?????..........i already know wat you mean....nd im a rafan.....not all rafa fans like bashing federer...

VAMOS!!!!!

congrates varel your man just got a free pass to the final
he is next oponent happens to be spanish!

Rafa says he HOPES is to win everything - it's just a hope. I think what he is trying to say is that when he came back after his injury time out, he was not at at level to aspire to win everything, but now he is. I read it as just an aspiration.

Let's face it, all the players want to win everything, it's no use going on court if you don't hope to win.

Vamos Rafa!

Good play by the Sod. At least one match should be good tomorrow.

no doubt sod will choke again to hand it over.

previews are up, lets take the comments on the semifinal matches there

but in response to chr18 and homos - i expect both matches to be good tomorrow, with Nadal and Fed winning of course

happy new year!!

i am going to celebrate this new year with my x box........smash court tennis.....rafa nadal vs roger federer......london,wimbledon........difficulty......very hard

5 sets......VAMOS!!!

Vrael, we may get another interesting wimb if they meet. you might be interested in this than:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/6915500/Rafael-Nadals -2008-Wimbledon-victory-voted-sporting-moment-of-the-decade.html

i have read it already.....i have a bad habit of logging into news.google.com and read all articles of tennis every single day.....can say im obsessed.........was watching the highlight of the rafa vs djoker match at the olympics last year......nd i was surprised how well rafa was playing at that time.his backhand was outstanding...his forehand was deeper,he was serving well too......i hope rafa gets this form back again

VAMOS!!!!

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