Rafael Nadal wants to make a little go a long way in 2019.
The No. 2-ranked Nadal, in Brisbane preparing to play his first competitive match since retiring from the U.S. Open semifinals last September, found some positives out of an injury-interrupted season that he wants to apply to this year.
"I want to feel myself competitive every week that I am on court and I want to keep fighting for the things that really make me feel alive, you know, for the things that motivate me," Nadal told a news conference Tuesday at the Brisbane International.
"Be competitive all the weeks that I am playing."
"But my main goal is to stay healthy, stay happy and try to play as long as possible."
"After all I suffered last year in terms of injuries, I don't want to do mistakes in terms of playing without being 100 percent."
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