Рафаэль Надаль находится в лучшем состоянии в этом году, на French Open.
PARIS — Rafael Nadal, like all tennis professionals, travels the world year in, year out, but even he finds it hard going at times.
The Spaniard is very attached to his sunny home on the Mediterranean island of Majorca where he has family and friends and where he can indulge himself in his latest passion for the game of golf.
Being away from all that for too much time can spill over onto his form as he admits was the case last year when he was dominated in a succession of finals by Novak Djokovic.
Twelve months on things have changed.
"I was saying that during practice and during the tournament my attitude is slightly more positive, and it’s less difficult,” he said following his 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 French Open second round win over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.
"Whereas last year, due to my attitud
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