“I cannot imagine Nadal still playing tennis if he doesn’t win a Grand Slam, I think that he knows obviously you have to be lucky, you have to have a good draw, you have to be lucky, you have to have no injuries, you have to be 95 per cent in physical form to be able to win a Grand Slam so yes, let’s say that he is that.
“If he is playing in a tournament he is going to win Grand Slams, I think Rafa is too smart, he is too good a player to be playing if he didn’t think he could win and if he thinks he can win that means he is physically good enough to win.
“So yes, Nadal will win a Grand Slam this year but I am not sure if can stay number one in the world, that’s the only thing.
“I feel like because the long season last year with the Davis Cup and now the ATP Cup, I feel that he is going to have one time this year when he needs a break and that’s never good for your ranking.
“But is he playing for the ranking? Not to begin with, I think he’s playing to win a Grand Slam and if it works out then yeah, he would want to be number one too but I think he is trying to win another Grand Slam or two and he will for sure.”
