Russian tennis player Yaroslav Demin, who became Roland Garros junior doubles champion on June 10, spoke about training with the 22-time Grand Slam winner Spaniard. Rafael Nadal .
“Of course, it still shakes me a little. But now it’s a little calmer. I remember the first time I was asked to train with him, the coach came over and said, “Okay. go. You have practice with the boss ”(“ The boss is waiting for you in training. – Approx.). I’m like, “Yo-mine.” After all, I trained on clay back then, and it was tough, there was no one else. So I went all out and played with him.
Did you give advice? Yes, he told me to get closer to the ball with my right foot and not to stop before. I have certainly already trained with him 7-8 times. He has different tasks: he hits the ball hard, holds the ball, runs. It’s something incredible when you stand on the same ground with him, that you communicate. Then he fought. I will not say to him: “I do not want this task, give me mine.” They will be expelled immediately. Besides, he’s my idol.
We have a group of players: Abedalla Schelbaich from Jordan, Daniel Rincón from Spain, Hong Yi Cody Won from Hong Kong and Daniel Vallejo from Paraguay. All the best players. And me. Such a five. We are trained by four coaches. A player has a coach assigned to him if he is already in the top 250 ATP. Also, I have my own fitness trainer, everyone has a different physio. About three people work with me, sometimes the tennis coaches change.
At Nadal’s academy, we work more on strength to cheer me up. Focus on OFP. With that, as with recovery, it’s better there. They look at your style, really don’t change anything. He’s a striker for me: I like running towards the net, playing since the summer, I play actively, I serve quite hard. I have everything: I can play well on the right, the best shot on the left. I have everything to succeed. The most important thing is to add physically, – Demin told the “Championship”.
Nadal opened his tennis academy in Mallorca in 2016.
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Source : MatchTV
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