Rafael Nadal anali patsogolo pa zomwe zanenedweratu, za ntchito yake, ku US Open. Anagundidwa ndi Frances Tiafoe madzulo otentha pakati pa New York, kumene mwinamwake Mspanya anali ndi gawo la mutu wake atayikidwa makilomita ambiri kuchokera kumeneko.
“Ndakhala ndikuphunzitsidwa bwino sabata yatha, kwenikweni. Koma pamene mpikisano unayamba, mlingo wanga unatsika, ndizowona. Pazifukwa zina, sindikudziwa, mwina zamalingaliro, chifukwa pali zambiri zomwe zachitika miyezi yaposachedwa, "adatero. Kunali kunena za mavuto akuthupi—kuvulala kangapo chaka chonse, kung’ambika m’mimba ku Wimbledon—pali nkhani zaumwini, monga ngati ulendo wa kuchipatala kumapeto kwa mweziwo ndi mkazi wake, María Francisca Perelló, amene ali ndi pakati. .
"Palibe zowiringula", bwereketsa. “Pali nthawi zina pomwe munthu amatha ndi chilichonse pomwe ena alibe. Nthawi iyi yakhudza yachiwiri. Ndikuthokoza wotsutsa. Chowonadi ndi chosavuta: sindinasewere bwino, ndipo zikachitika uyenera kuluza”.
Iye anafotokoza zimene zinkachitika m’maseŵera kuti: “Kwa nthaŵi yaitali sanathe kukhalabe ndi mlingo wapamwamba wa tenisi. Sindinafulumire mokwanira m'mayendedwe anga," adatero. "Uyenera kukhala wothamanga kwambiri komanso wachichepere kwambiri. Ndipo sindilinso nthawi imeneyo. "
Pambuyo pakugonja, Nadal sanachitepo kanthu pakhothi. "Ndili ndi zinthu zofunika kwambiri kuposa tennis yoperekera zakudya," adatero za momwe angayang'anire nyengo yonseyi. “Yakwana nthawi yoti muyambirenso. Miyezi ingapo yakhala yovuta. Yakwana nthawi yoti muyambirenso, kuyankhula mwaukadaulo. Tsopano ndi nthawi yoti mukhale ndi mwana woyamba ndikukhulupirira kuti zonse zikhala bwino.
Ngakhale izi zidabwereranso kumbuyo, Nadal atha kuchoka ku New York "yaikulu" ngati nambala wani padziko lonse lapansi. Akwaniritsa izi ngati Casper Ruud kapena Carlos Alcaraz safika kumapeto kwa mpikisanowu.
Pa nyenyezi yaing'ono ya ku Spain, yemwe angakhale wamng'ono kwambiri m'mbiri, Nadal adanena kuti amamufunira "zabwino" komanso kuti akusayina "chaka chabwino". Koma sanabise mbali yake yopikisana naye: "Ndi bwino kuti si chifukwa ngati sindikanakhala, palibe chifukwa chokhalira wachinyengo."
