Federer placed in dauntingly tough half of Australian Open draw
The six-time Australian Open victor enlisted the help of tennis great Andre Agassi and power hitter Andy Roddick, to find a way to help release the "load from the elbow".
"I increased my serve by several kilometres per hour and I think I did better overall with my second than first, and I can say I won some points nearly for free as a result", Nadal said in an interview with Spanish daily AS in December.
"I feel that I had a good week-and-a-half of practices".
"You can't really name one thing or one reason why I haven't gone that far yet".
"Improving my grand slam results from last year was definitely my goal for this year", he said ahead of Monday's start to the Melbourne Park major.
"It's impossible to be more motivated than last year or any year", said Nadal, who can only face second seed Federer in another final if they progress that far.
I think I've had one bad match a year ago at the grand slams.
US Open champion Sloane Stephens will also play on Margaret Court Arena against China's Shuai Zhang.
"I'm just glad to be back playing tennis, having an opportunity to compete yet again in the big tournaments".
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Del Potro Wears Down Ferrer To Reach Auckland Final
In two matches in Auckland, 2009 champion del Potro has yet to concede a break point. In the end, he served only one ace.
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Novak Djokovic is back from six months off the ATP Tour with a remodeled service motion partly inspired by Andre Agassi and a growing confidence he can get his sore right elbow through the Australian Open.
"With all these younger guys coming up, I kind of feel like I'm getting a bit older", he said.
He said it got to the point where the pain on his serve was becoming unbearable, with a sustained period of rest the only cure.
Off the court, the 30-year-old Serbian said he enjoyed a closer-to-normal family life off the court, including being there when his wife, Jelena, gave birth to their second child - a daughter Tara in September. "Even if it's 100 percent healed, after six months of no competition, you never know how you're going to react".
The 14th seed added: "I still know what I'm capable of, and I believe in my own abilities to win against the best players in the world".
But the year was largely deflating, as he was bundled out early from the grand slams while battling hip problems through a lot of them.
"We did it. It was a good practice, good feelings for both of us I think".
While Melbourne Park maestro Djokovic will bid for a record seventh Australian Open title, those fans hoping for a shake-up of the establishment may look to 20-year-old Alexander Zverev after his stellar 2017. "Honestly, it's a good place to be".
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