"Whatever the outcome of Sunday's final, this year's clay court season is the best of my career. I have more points than last year, but the most important thing is that my tennis level this year is the highest. And the world Playing against the best players, playing in the final of a Grand Slam tournament against the greatest player in the history of tennis, it will definitely be an interesting match," Nadal said to the camera.
After accepting the interview after the game, Nadal returned to his residence. Next, he will prepare for the game wholeheartedly. Although the experts seem to be overwhelmingly supporting him, Nadal does not feel that he is sure of victory. Nadal watched the battle between Zhang Guan and Federer in the semifinals. Zhang Guan's performance made Nadal full of fear.
So after Nadal returned to the room, he began to watch the videos of Zhang Guan's previous rounds of the French Open.
"Raphael!" A familiar voice sounded from behind Nadal, speaking from his uncle and coach Tony. I saw Tony walking forward, holding a large bottle of champagne in his hand.
"Tomorrow after you win three consecutive French Open titles, let's open this bottle of champagne to celebrate! It took me a long time to find high-quality French champagne." Tony said with a smile on his face.
"Uncle, I haven't won the championship yet! Zhang Guan is a very powerful opponent. Isn't it a little early to talk about this kind of thing now?" Nadal said.
Tony didn't seem to hear Nadal's voice, but said to himself: "Miguel called me just now. He also has a match tomorrow night, so he won't be able to witness your three consecutive French Open championships with his own eyes, but he let me I convey my best wishes to you! When you return to Spain, he will go back to see you."
The "Miguel" in Tony's mouth is Miguel Angulo, the attacking midfielder of the Valencia team in La Liga. He is Tony's younger brother and Nadal's uncle.
Nadal was born in a sports family with several professional athletes in the family, so he was able to attend the best tennis school in Spain and achieve what he has achieved today.
Nadal was a little angry, and his mood suddenly became a little irritable. While Nadal was still having a headache about how to deal with Zhang Guan, his uncle was actually discussing about celebrating the victory after the game.
"Uncle, Zhang Guan is very strong, really strong! I may not be able to defeat him!" Nadal said.
Tony put down the champagne, looked at Nadal seriously, and said: "Why do you have such a strange idea? Listen, Rafael, this is the French Open, you are the king here, no one can Defeat you on this field! Unless you give in first, you feel that your skills are inferior to others!"
"How could I give in?" Nadal said here, suddenly realizing Tony's intention.
Nadal is indeed the king of the French Open clay court. He has won the French Open for two consecutive years. This year, his goal is to win three consecutive championships. Perhaps that is the case. He seems to care too much about this three consecutive championships. Facing the When faced with such a powerful opponent as Zhang Guan, he began to become hesitant and unconfident. He was worried that he would not be able to win, that he would lose the finals, and that he would not be able to win three consecutive championships.
At this moment, Nadal suddenly woke up, and he instantly regained his confidence.
"Yes, Uncle Tony is right, I am the king of the French Open, and I will definitely win the final victory! No one can defeat me in this arena, not even Zhang Guan!" Nadal's eyes were full of emotion sense of confidence.
Tony next to him smiled with satisfaction, his goal had been achieved.
When Nadal reaches the top level in the world, there is no need to give him technical guidance anymore. Coaches are not allowed to enter the court during tennis matches, so the tactical guidance is not very effective. It all depends on the athletes. Make adjustments on the spot. Especially when the final is only one day away, as a coach, all you can do is help your players psychologically.
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"Tomorrow's final, you have to be prepared to play away from home. Nadal is Spanish after all." Sharapova continued: "This is France. France and Spain are two neighboring countries. From Madrid to Paris, It only costs 60 euros by car, and it takes two hours by plane. So there will definitely be many Spanish spectators coming to tomorrow's final. Another point is that Nadal has already won two consecutive French Open championships. He has a lot of fans in France."
"It doesn't matter, I'm used to playing away games." Zhang Guan smiled and continued: "I remember it was like this when I participated in track and field competitions in 2005. The whole of Europe was my away game. But by 2006, Europe had changed It has become my home court!”
"Also I suggest you prepare a flag." Sharapova continued.
"Prepare the national flag? This is also popular in Grand Slams? Wearing the national flag around the court?" Zhang Guan asked. He knew that in track and field, winners had the habit of circling the field draped in the national flag, but in the Grand Slam arena, Zhang Guan had never seen anyone draped in the national flag.
Just listen to Sharapova's introduction: "The Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open will engrave the names of previous champions on the trophies. If the names are engraved on the trophy, the first way is to add a base to the trophy. Continue to engrave; if the base is finished, get a new trophy and start from scratch. The old trophy will be placed in the museum. At the Australian Open, in addition to engraving names on the trophy, photos of previous men's and women's singles champions will also be hung. On the wall of the player tunnel, every player will see the heroic appearance of these seniors on their way to the game, which you should have seen when you participated in the Australian Open before."
Zhang Guan nodded in agreement, and Sharapova continued: "But the French Open is different from other Grand Slam events. They will raise the national flag and play the national anthem for the winner. You should notice that on the flagpoles around the court, there are There are a lot of flags!”
Zhang Guan nodded, and there were many flagpoles erected around the stadium, all with national flags hanging on them, including Spain, Brazil, the United States, Argentina, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Belgium and so on. They were both from European and American countries, so Zhang Guan didn't pay much attention.
"According to the regulations of the French Open Organizing Committee, once a French Open champion is born in a country, the country's flag will be permanently hung on the flagpoles around the court." Sharapova introduced.
"So that's what it looks like!" Zhang Guan's eyes suddenly lit up. He clenched his fists nervously and excitedly. He felt that this seemed to be more important than winning the French Open Musketeers Cup.
"Tomorrow, I will let our national anthem ring throughout the stadium and let our flag fly over the French Open forever!"
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