“Rafael Nadal Is No Longer 20” – Carlos Moya Opens Up On Rafa’s Upcoming Challenges

A coach needs to evolve as much as the player as times change. At every different phase of his career, a player requires a different level of mentorship. For this particular juncture in his career, when he isn’t getting any younger, Carlos Moya is the perfect coach for Rafael Nadal.

Not only does the Spanish veteran understand the changing demands of Rafa‘s fitness and mentality, but he also has ready courses of action to deal with them.

Any Nadal fan knows that Moya did great work with his serve. This helped Rafa in playing shorter rallies which also meant less strain on his knee. Now that Rafael Nadal hopes to overtake Roger Federer‘s grand slam record, Moya has some more pearls in his kitty.

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Carlos Moya talks about the increasing age of Rafael Nadal

Carlos Moya believes that Rafael Nadal needs to have a better understanding of his calendar now. To put things into perspective, Rafa participated in 15 major tournaments in 2019.

This is what he talked about with SER. (Interview translated via google).

“Rafael Nadal is no longer twenty years old and we have to sit down to talk about his calendar. He will surely think he can reach everything and he probably will. But we have to adapt.”

Age is a very big factor for Rafa. Even though he’s a very active tennis player, injury issues have been persistent with him.

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He has the potential to cement his position as the greatest of all time. However, that will only happen if his body supports him. We’ve already seen what happened with Roger Federer, a direct effect of increased vulnerability to injury due to increasing age number.

Carlos Moya realizes this and he wants to ensure that Rafa played hard, but smartly. Maybe, this means cutting down on lower-ranking point tournaments and also exhibition events. The best version of Rafael Nadal should be available at the grand slam competitions.