Carlos Moya, coach of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, is breaking down the Spaniard's performances at Roland Garros for ATPWorldTour.com. Nadal is pursuing his 11th trophy on the Parisian terre battue. On Thursday, the defending champion defeated Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals, where he'll face fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro for a place in the final. Moya lists five key takeaways from Nadal’s win over Schwartzman. Making The Most Of The First Rain Delay Going into the match against Diego, Rafa had some doubts because Diego has no obvious gaps in his game and he was playing to his full potential. Rafa had a hard time figuring Diego out during the match....
Carlos Moya, coach of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, is breaking down the Spaniard's performances at Roland Garros for ATPWorldTour.com. Nadal is pursuing his 11th trophy on the Parisian terre battue. On Monday, the defending champion defeated Germany’s Maximilian Marterer, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4) to advance to the quarter-finals, where he'll face 11th seed Diego Schwartzman for a place in the last four. Moya lists five key takeaways from Nadal’s win over Marterer. [ALSO LIKE] Caught Flat-footed ... There was no excuse for Rafa to go down 0-2 at the beginning of the match. We were kind of rushed because the previous match on Court Philippe-Chatrier ended a little earlier than expected. Rafa was grabbing something to eat when we got...
Throughout Rafael Nadal's career, his uncle, mentor and former coach, Toni Nadal, has been an instrumental figure in guiding the Spaniard to success. Nadal, winner of 78 tour-level titles, has never downplayed the importance of having Toni by his side. His uncle stepped down from coaching duties at the end of last season and has since primarily focused his time into running the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Mallorca, Spain. Last year, Toni led coaching duties as Nadal defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to lift his 10th title on the Parisian terre battue. This week, however, Toni is in Paris solely to support the World No. 1 in his quest for an 11th championship at the event. He...
Carlos Moya, coach of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, is breaking down the Spaniard's performances at Roland Garros for ATPWorldTour.com. Nadal is pursuing his 11th trophy on the Parisian terre battue. On Saturday, the defending champion defeated Richard Gasquet to advance to the fourth round, where he'll face German Maximilian Marterer for a place in the quarter-finals. Moya lists five key takeaways from Nadal’s win over the Frenchman. [ALSO LIKE] Nadal's Best Showing So Far Nadal was on top of matters from the start. He raised his intensity, he was moving well and he was consistently on the attack. He put Gasquet in compromising situations throughout the match. Different Year, Different Story It's difficult to compare Rafa's title-defending campaign this...
Carlos Moya, coach of world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, will be breaking down Rafa's performances at Roland Garros for ATPWorldTour.com. Nadal hopes to lift the trophy for the 11th time. On Thursday, the defending champion defeated Guido Pella 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the third round, where he'll face Richard Gasquet for a place in the Round of 16. Moya lists five key takeaways from Nadal’s win over Pella. A Solid Win I'm happy with how things went today. Nadal was a little more comfortable than he was (against Simone Bolelli) and didn't have to over-exert himself against Guido. We expect a tough test on Saturday when Rafa faces Gasquet. [ALSO LIKE] A Better Showing Than Tuesday This is...