The Spanish Rafael Nadal is to specify hours of his return to tennis after more than two months of absence due to injury. But before his debut in Montreal is clear that their best ally in his return will be calm and not anxiety."My goal is not to regain the number one right now. The feeling is always the same, I am calm," said today the second favorite, who last played the circuit in the May 31, when he lost to Swedish Robin Soderling, in the final round of Roland Garros.
Tendinitis in his knees left him out of Wimbledon and could do nothing to prevent the Swiss Roger Federer recovered his sixth title at the All England Tennis Club's world number one.
"I have five years on the circuit. I have more qualifications and more experience, and I am more calm. If I train hard and do things as well as I did in the past and continue to work hard, things go well for me," said Nadal to the press in Montreal.
"I do not know if that will take me three weeks, two weeks or a month. All I want is to be ready to be competitive and win things."
Nadal, like the eight major Canadian Masters favorite, enjoy a first round bye and will debut only in the second.
The Mallorcan successfully defended the title at the Canadian Masters a year ago, but do not want to add extra pressure. "My only goal now is to train hard and play well here in Montreal."
Is so worried about returning to his best physical shape that Nadal will also play doubles in Canada as a way of adding cement on shooting and especially to break his long inactivity in official matches. "I need more rhythm, I need a game before the first singles match," he argued.
Nadal said the August 31, arraque date of the next U.S. Open, is well beyond its current framework.
"I can not think about the Open. You talk about winning the Open, I'm talking about being back in shape and back to one hundred percent of my injury," responded to the news warrants.
"When that happens and I feel confident the court, with several matches on my shoulders and playing much better, then think in a better position in my contest the U.S. Open," he added.
And he repeated: "My only goal is to train hard and play well here in Montreal. I know it will be almost impossible (to win on Canadian soil). I come without pressure."
