Rafa Nadal, a difficult terrain and a champion: "I trust my game"

There are no more calculations;

the group stage, as if it didn't exist.

After the defeat against

, the margin for

disappeared and this Thursday (9:00 p.m., #Vamos) the pass to the semifinals of the ATP Finals will be played directly against

.

This Wednesday, the number two in the world ranking jumped to track 1 of the O2 Arena in London and trained for an hour with his technicians,

and

, to prepare a duel that is expected to be difficult.

"I don't want to sound arrogant, but I am confident of beating any rival on any surface," proclaimed the Spaniard when asked if his chances of victory against the Greek were diminishing due to having to play on a hard court indoors.

"I trust my game," he added with the balance in favor of his arguments.

Although Nadal fell once against Tsitsipas, last year in the semifinals of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, the other five previous ones predict his victory, especially the last confrontation.

Also at the ATP Finals in London, also in the last match of the group stage, he already beat Tsitsipas in three sets, although then the victory did not help him advance to the round.

In fact, the Greek passed and ended up taking the title.

This time that cannot happen.

Whoever wins, no matter how many sets he does, will qualify as second in the London 2020 Group and will face the leader of the Tokyo 1970 Group, which could be

.

“I will have to suffer and it will hurt, but I want with all my might to win the game.

It is a great challenge for me, so I will try to deploy my best tennis ", declared Tsitsipas yesterday in the previous one, in the scene of his best dreams.

Last year his success at London's O2 Arena predicted a 2020 takeoff, but this is still expected.

His best result this season is the semi-finals at Roland Garros and if anything a couple of finals in ATP 500 tournaments. A bursitis in the psoas hampered his performance, although he already seems recovered.

"I will try to be very aggressive and make few mistakes, there is no other way to beat Rafa", revealed before the duel that could give Nadal his sixth semifinals in the tournament.

In the previous five dates, he never reached the trophy.

Now to do so he must surpass his current owner.

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