Rafael Nadal is aiming to win the 21st grand slam title due to a back injury. He will face Serbia's Laslo Djere in the first round on Tuesday. The 34-year-old is still struggling with the issue in his lower back. Nadal said: "Well, I don't feel great obviously because if not I would be playing at the ATP Cup. It's true that for the last 15 days I have been suffering from the back. So here we are. "I tried a little bit today to serve again. Well, I'm doing everything possible to be ready for it. That's the only thing that I can say. Today I am still hoping to keep improving and hope to be ready for it. I think that we are on Sunday. I have tomorrow and then play Tuesday, no? No, I don't think about not playing. "The thing is about in which condition I'm going to start the tournament. I have been practising great, I think, for a lot of weeks, and I'm disappointed about what happened the last couple of weeks, of course. The whole positive feelings that I had one, two weeks ago, now disappeared a little bit, of course, because I was not able to practice the right way the last week and a half. "At the same time, I'm still having not the best feeling possible on the back. But I am practising again. I did a lot of things to recover. It's not serious, but the muscle is still tight, so it's difficult to play with the freedom of movement today. "Let's hope the situation keeps improving. I hope to be ready, that's all. I know sometimes things change quickly. I'm going to keep staying positive and keep doing everything I can. Let's see. I can't say more today because it's not an important injury but it's a thing that stays here for a lot of days. Of course, it worries me a little bit."
Source: SportsMole