In my humble opinion, Rafa's been playing tournaments to not lose his #1 ranking. He's afraid to lose it so soon again. He's counting how many points he got from Miami final, etc. He's got to stop thinking that way.
Someone needs to tell him to forget the #1 ranking and just focus on playing his best. He showed last year that when he really wants it, he can go through anyone and win the biggest titles. Win the titles and the #1 ranking will take care of itself.
He is capable of playing much better than he has so far in 2014. I like that he said he was unhappy with his MC result. Let that motivate him to practice more and play better.
That's a good point. Maybe you're right. Before he seemed unconcerned with the losses as long as he got points, but now he's not satisfied with his play, so maybe that'll kick him into gear.