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'In better shape now', Nadal ready for US Open challenge

August 26, 2015 17:39 IST

Rafael Nadal takes part in an event to promote the launch of Tommy Hilfiger's new line of underwear, in New York on Tuesday

Rafael Nadal takes part in an event to promote the launch of Tommy Hilfiger's new line of underwear, in New York on Tuesday. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Former world number one Rafael Nadal is feeling confident about his chances of competing for a third US Open title when the tournament starts in New York next week.

"I hope to be ready for it. I have been playing well the last couple of weeks. I think I'm in better shape than a few months ago then arrived the competition and everything that happened," the 29-year old Spaniard told Reuters.

"But I'm confident that I can play well."

Nadal, who won the US Open in 2010 and 2013 but missed last year's tournament due to illness and injury, was ousted from Wimbledon in a shock second round exit but has claimed three titles in 2015 -- Hamburg, Stuttgart and Buenos Aires.

The eighth seed was speaking on the sidelines of a promotional event for a Tommy Hilfiger underwear campaign the 14-times grand slam tournament winner stars in on Tuesday.

Source: REUTERS
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