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Rafa Nadal : " I haven't forgotten how to play tennis , to me every success counts and of course it is great to be in the final here on grass ; now I'm feeling well , after the French Open it was important to get right back on the court and practice for many hours to stay positive and have my best tennis coming back , to be honest I really don't care about the expectations coming from outside , I have been on the tour for 13 years now , I don't care about what people think or say , I focus on myself and that is all that matters .!.! "
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Now it’s Becker vs Edberg , or Becker vs Federer or Becker vs Mauresmo ? Or Djoker vs Murray , I just pray that Tony will troll all of that staff one day , but how how my GOD .!.!

While Rafa’s rivals like Federer and Djoker have opted to bring in legends like Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker to reinforce their teams, Rafa is again keen to keep it simple and work with his tried and trusted team , Rafa joking about if he thinks change Toni as coach and hire a celebrity and said that now that Toni has started coaching his kids , he's more in danger of losing his coach than Toni his job , Rafa who has been coached by his uncle Toni all his life , says he doesn’t need a tennis legend to guide him on tour , here is some Rafa’s quotes about this ..

“ My feeling is that is depends on the player , I think coaching tennis is not a big deal , we are not doing something very very difficult , tennis is a simple game at the end of the day ”

“ It’s more about the player believing in the work that his coach is doing , some players need somebody who was a great champion in the past to believe in them , someone for example like me , I don’t need to have a great champion in front of me coaching to believe that what that person is telling me is the right thing ”

“ So in my opinion it’s more about the player than the coach , in my case, I never needed a former champion to be my coach , what I’m saying is that there are different ways to have the right coach ”

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Video: Nadal Finding Form on Grass

http://www.tennisnow.com/Blogs/NET-POSTS/June-2015/Video-Nadal-Finding-Form-on-Grass.aspx

Surprisingly, Rafael Nadal played some of his best tennis of 2015 on the green grass of Stuttgart last week. Well, maybe it’s not so surprising when you think about it. Nadal is a two-time Wimbledon champion and, despite some difficult losses on clay this season, the Spaniard has been steadily improving as the season has progressed. More important, Nadal has not stopped working, or believing that the work he is doing won’t someday pay off.
Nadal’s hard yards paid off nicely this week in Germany, as the Spaniard convincingly won his first grass-court title in five years. The video above shows a very relaxed-looking Nadal, playing with poise and great feel for the ball. He appears to be committed to attacking the net and closing points early, and he seems to let his subconscious take over, just letting his reflexes and his intuition do the work, rather than overthinking.

The above highlight package shows Nadal knocking off volley after volley and setting up aggressive points with pinpoint locational serving and pretty aggressive court positioning. Rarely in these points is Nadal stuck behind the baseline. He takes the ball early and looks to step up to the baseline to conduct the points from an advantageous court position as often as he can.

On most occasions, it worked beautifully.

The big question: Can Nadal build on his Stuttgart success in Queen’s this week? His draw will be a lot tougher, but if he does, it will be a clear indication that Nadal’s clay struggles are behind him and he’s ready to be a threat on grass. Maybe playing with low expectations and a low seed feel like a breath of fresh air to Nadal this summer, rather than an ominous sign that the end is nigh?

Whatever the case, Nadal played some very clean, very instinctive ball this week in Stuttgart. He moved cat-like and precise, as if he was born with dimples on the soles of his shoes. After months of black clouds and blue moods, is the king of clay finally getting his groove back on grass? - See more at: