Manacor (Mallorca), 18 Feb (EFE).- Rafael Nadal today said he has recovered "perfectly" from the injury he suffered at the Australian Open - a small muscle tear - and said he is confident he will be "100%" for the first round Davis Cup tie against Belgium, March 4-6.
"I've recovered perfectly from the injury, I'm prepared and confident I can go on training at the level I'm doing now, so that in two weeks, when I play the Davis, I will be 100%," he stated at the press conference at which he presented the international tennis centre he is to build in his hometown of Manacor.
Nadal explained that he hadn't been able to train at maximum level until this week, but is confident he will reach his best in the two weeks that remain before the tie takes place.
"I feel well, not in full form because this is the first week I've trained 100%, but I suppose that next week the intensity will keep rising and in the week of preparation prior to the Davis match it will be a little higher," he said with reference to the time the whole team will be together to train, beginning Sunday February 27.
The world number one explained that after his injury healed he had gradually built up his training from a light beginning and added that the training time spent with the rest of the team would be very important: "The week's preparation with the whole team always helps you to improve your level because you're training with players of the highest level and that always helps you build up your rhythm."
In his opinion, the match at the Charleroi Spiroudome "will be complicated" as it is away from home, which implies that "the others have chosen all the conditions that favour them".
Nadal has not played Davis Cup since 2009 when Spain defeated the Czech Republic in Barcelona and says it will be the captain, Albert Costa, who decides if he plays this time: "I'll be there with my teammates and if the captain thinks I'm the one to go out on court, I'll try to be 100% prepared".
The number one said that he hadn't considered the possibility of modifying his calendar for the season after his injury in Australia because "there's no possible change".
"I play the minimum I can possibly play to be in good form for the tournaments I want to be in good form for, and I practically don't play any extra tournaments at all. If there is any change, it will only be to play more than I'm playing and I don't plan on that for the moment," he stated.
"I've recovered perfectly from the injury, I'm prepared and confident I can go on training at the level I'm doing now, so that in two weeks, when I play the Davis, I will be 100%," he stated at the press conference at which he presented the international tennis centre he is to build in his hometown of Manacor.
Nadal explained that he hadn't been able to train at maximum level until this week, but is confident he will reach his best in the two weeks that remain before the tie takes place.
"I feel well, not in full form because this is the first week I've trained 100%, but I suppose that next week the intensity will keep rising and in the week of preparation prior to the Davis match it will be a little higher," he said with reference to the time the whole team will be together to train, beginning Sunday February 27.
The world number one explained that after his injury healed he had gradually built up his training from a light beginning and added that the training time spent with the rest of the team would be very important: "The week's preparation with the whole team always helps you to improve your level because you're training with players of the highest level and that always helps you build up your rhythm."
In his opinion, the match at the Charleroi Spiroudome "will be complicated" as it is away from home, which implies that "the others have chosen all the conditions that favour them".
Nadal has not played Davis Cup since 2009 when Spain defeated the Czech Republic in Barcelona and says it will be the captain, Albert Costa, who decides if he plays this time: "I'll be there with my teammates and if the captain thinks I'm the one to go out on court, I'll try to be 100% prepared".
The number one said that he hadn't considered the possibility of modifying his calendar for the season after his injury in Australia because "there's no possible change".
"I play the minimum I can possibly play to be in good form for the tournaments I want to be in good form for, and I practically don't play any extra tournaments at all. If there is any change, it will only be to play more than I'm playing and I don't plan on that for the moment," he stated.
