Madrid : Spanish star Rafael Nadal intends to return to the elite of world tennis and regain his top four ranking before the end of 2015.
Nadal revealed his plan after his loss in the final of the Madrid Masters on Sunday dropped him to seventh in the world rankings, reports Efe.
“I am going to fight to be among the top four by year end and if I don’t manage it, I’ll accept that this year has not been that good. The world goes on and so will I,” said an upbeat Nadal.
“There are two weeks to go before Roland Garros (French Open) but now I’m thinking about Rome. I want to arrive there tomorrow and get some good practice in,” said Nadal, ahead of the start of the Italian Open this week.
“I will try to have a good week, and do things well day in day out. If I manage to play at the same level as yesterday, I can match anyone in the world. I’m going to do my best to play like I did yesterday,” said the Spaniard, aware that failure to do so could send him further down the rankings. —IANS
