Nadal Eyes His Seventh Title at Paris

Written by: Staff on 22nd May 2012

Nadal Eyes His Seventh Title at Paris |

Rafael Nadal now has his eye on the numbers after winning his sixth Rome title, planning ahead for an assault on a seventh at Roland Garros when the clay-court major starts at the weekend.

The Spaniard insured himself of a place in Foro Italico history with his 7-5, 6-3 win over Novak Djokovic for another Rome title.

Now Nadal has only a few days to make the switch from one European clay capital to the other. He flew home to Mallorca immediately after his win and will rest up before flying to Paris. Since losing seven finals to Djokovic in 2011, Nadal has recovered his winning touch with two straight clay successes against the Serb (Monte Carlo and Rome finals).

“Rome is historical and it is for me very important to keep playing to keep winning and I did today. This is a personal satisfaction,” said Nadal.

Nadal stands 16-1 on clay this season and now owns 49 titles. “This was an important match. I will put this trophy in my bedroom. It is a dream of confidence I am playing well. This comes when I play at the right level, hopefully I’ll keep playing like

Topics: Paris, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros