London: World No.1 Rafa Nadal is confident that he will be ‘100 per cent fit’ at the ATP Finals event here, starting Monday as he continues to recover from a knee injury.
The Spaniard had pulled out of the Paris Masters before his quarterfinal match against American John Isner after experiencing discomfort in his right knee during his third-round win over Pablo Cuevas.
“Hopefully the knee is good,” Nadal told ‘Sky Sports’ in an interview Friday. “I’ve done everything I’ve needed to do in order to get ready for London… Let’s see if I am able to be 100 per cent to compete. But I am hopeful.
“If nothing happens, then I will play. I visited my doctors after the Paris Masters – it was a tough day for me having to pull out of Paris. I know I’m confident because I’m having a great season with one event to go. I am here to try my best,” added the Spaniard.
Reigning French and US Open winner Nadal begins the quest for his first ATP Finals title against Belgian David Goffin.
Meanwhile both Nadal and the man expected to challenge him the most – Roger Federer – suited up with the six others and posed for photographs in a promotional event organised by ATP in front of the tower of London.
