Rafael Nadal: 'I am improving every day. On Tuesday I have a tough match'

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Rafael Nadal aims to go far at Wimbledon. The Spaniard, who lost a close semifinal to Novak Djokovic last year, met the press on Saturday at the All England Club. Nadal said: "The only thing that really matters is [to] win the matches. Doesn't matter how, what is the score. So I just really believe that the main thing is [to] win at the beginning, of course, especially in my situation. Every hour and every match I am able to win helps a lot because I am playing well, I am coming with good confidence after playing a good end of the clay-court season.”

“There are no two equal situations. I won 2010 I think here after a very, very tough first couple of rounds. Sometimes that helps, especially in this event, that you arrive here without playing much on this surface. It’s a different situation, different surface, so I need to spend time on court. I'm improving every day. Of course, in terms of a competitive match, on Tuesday [it’s] going to be my first match. Going to be a tough one, a tough start against a player who already played three matches here. So it’s a challenge."

On Andy Murray's comeback to the competition, Nadal added: "Everybody should be happy to see him back. He is one of the most important players in our sport in the last 10 years. It is good news when we have the top players back. The most important thing, happy for him personally that he’s able to keep playing. Hopefully, he will have the chance to keep playing on singles. But anyway, he’s able to enjoy again tennis without much pain, as I heard. That’s the main thing and the most important thing. I know how tough it is being injured when you want to recover and you don’t find the solution so happy to see him on the court again and enjoy. I was practising next to him. He looks very happy practising. So happy about that."

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