Rafael Nadal insists Novak Djokovic does not pose more of a threat to
his reign at the French Open, despite his defeat by the Serb at the
Monte Carlo Masters.
Djokovic has produced a dominant start to the year, stringing
together a 17-match winning run while taking the season's first three
Masters titles.
A switch to clay failed to disrupt the world No
1's unstoppable form as he collected the title in the principality after
a 6-3 6-3 win over Nadal in the semi-finals.
"Djokovic was good in 2011, in 2012, 2013 as well as in 2015. Sometimes you win more and some you win less," he said.
"It
is difficult to win everything all the time. Djokovic was as good then
in 2011 as he is now. He had an impeccable year in 2011 as well as he is
having in 2015. I have to congratulate him.”
Nadal will continue to work towards the Paris event by taking part in this week’s Barcelona Open.
"The rest of the players have to accept that at the moment he is the
world number one with all he has achieved this year," he said.
"This year I have to do things right, get back to a very high level to face him on the court. Tennis-wise,
I feel a lot better than a few weeks ago. I am going to try to get as
far as I can, and to play as well as I can, topping the level I showed
in Monte Carlo."
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