Nadal holds its breath.

Rafael Nadal pushes the field of his exploits . Winner in 2008 against Roger Federer after a match anthology , the world No.1 returns to London with a head full of memories . But also some concerns about his part of the table considers complicated .

Two weeks after his victory at Roland Garros , Rafael Nadal are back dashing . Eliminated in the quarterfinals at Queen 's , where he paid the sequence of matches played on clay , the Spaniard is keen to reassure the crowd : everything goes well. If an alert to the leg had been highlighted during his defeat Feliciano Lopez one week and a half earlier , Nadal is not concerned about his health he knows looking good. What worries him is rather part of his painting , " complicated " as the world No.1 who was expecting something else in time to return to London after a year's absence . Designated seeded No.2 despite his return to the throne of the ATP rankings , the Spaniard will start his tournament against the Japanese Kei Nishikori , invited to London. "This is a very good player who has seen her rise slowed by an injury very serious there are one or two years ( right elbow surgery in February , Ed ). It has tremendous potential , even a level of a Top 10 player if he plays at his best . "
We expect it as Nadal, who will never get into the skin of the favorite it is the defending champion, world No.1 , or undefeated in the tournament as he is in London. A potential fourth round against Mikhail Youzhny or John Isner quarter against Robin Söderling and half a face Andy Murray do not rejoice . But no matter, the Spaniard accepts the fight because he is healthy , and that's what is most important to him . " I am very happy with my 2010 season . This is probably one of my best seasons . The last sixst months of 2009 were not easy. Missing the season on grass was hard for me because I love playing on this surface. But I had no choice . "

" I was not very concentrated ":
This season, these choices have so far been paid . Not wanting to play the tournament in Barcelona, he saved a week of competition to swallow three Masters on clay in 1000 before engulfing International France. "When you arrive fresh , but you play poorly , you lose. That is what happened to the 2008 U.S. Open . I clearly paid for my efforts spent on clay . Since I found my spirits. This season is good for me with three major titles , and Roland Garros. But I'm still fresh and am very happy with my level . I was not very focused at Queen 's . After returning home a few days I hope to be ready to play Tuesday. "
To the chagrin of Nishikori ? The Japanese and Spanish Today the 189th World does have crossed only once on the ATP tour : 3rd round at Queen 's in 2008 with a victory in the key of Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. A 2:00 game that marked the world No.1 , saving five break points on 6 of his opponent, 18 years old at the time. With two years more experience , Nishikori won two tournaments on clay this season ( two Challenger Sarasota Savannah and the U.S. ) but still has difficulty finding its beat on grass. Especially because of an injury to the abdominal muscle that has quit his first round match in Eastbourne . Reassured after medical advice, it will be ready , too , to defy the world No.1 for the second time in his career .