Toni Nadal Interview: Rafa Nadal Prefers To Play Against Roger Federer Than Novak Djokovic
Toni Nadal, speaking at the Rafa Nadal Academy, reminisced the days of coaching a young Rafa Nadal- teaching him discipline, respect, and perseverance. We talked in-depth about why Nadal prefers to play against Roger Federer rather than Novak Djokovic, and the painful defeats in 2009 Roland Garros to Robin Soderling and the 2012 Australian Open defeat to Novak Djokovic.
0:00 What Toni has been up to since leaving Team Rafa in 2017
1:35 Carlos Moya's and Francisco Roig's coaching style
3:50 Toni's coaching philosophy
7:05 Coaching Rafa in the junior days
8:50 Interesting story at Carlos Moya's house
12:10 Happiest moment of coaching Rafa
13:30 2008 Wimbledon Final
15:00 Rafa's toughest defeats
16:00 Being tough on Rafa
21:30 Shaping Rafa's mentality
29:10 Playing against Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic
30:00 The Next-Gen