AFP, CINCINNATI (US): The ever-positive Rafael Nadal is confident he can end a disappointing season on a high note as he prepares for an assault on the US Open. The 14-times Grand Slam winner is competing this week at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters, which he won in 2013, the last time that he played the tournament.
After an injury absence which decimated his 2014 season, the 29-year-old has been fighting all year to make improvements to a ranking which dropped to tenth after he failed to win a tenth Roland Garros title in June. Nadal arrived in the Midwest after losing a Montreal quarter-final to Japan’s Kei Nishikori.