Rafael Nadal's uncle and coach, Toni, has given further interviews explaining his plans to stop travelling with Rafael following this season, saying he will still help his nephew as required but wants to concentrate on coaching at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca.

Having coached Rafael since he was a child, Toni Nadal still travels with him to most tournaments, though assistant coach Francisco Roig accompanies Rafael at some of the North American and Asian events. Nadal also recently added former No. 1 Carlos Moya as a coach, having previously been reluctant to bring in external influences.

While repeating that he does not plan to travel regularly, Toni said he would step in if required.

"If Rafael asks me to come to a tournament because, say, Carlos Moya can't, I’ll be delighted," Toni said, according to *The New York Times*.

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He also denied any problems between him and his nephew, saying he had not anticipated that the decision would be considered big news.

"My error," he admitted.

This week, Toni Nadal told Tennis Italiano at a coaches conference that he plans to stop coaching Rafael on tour. In the story, he also said that he wanted to do more at the academy, and as Nadal has become older, he does not have to make as many of their decisions.

But despite some suggestions, that is not why he is reducing his role, Toni Nadal emphasized. Instead, he said it was his confidence in Nadal's new coach that is allowing him to step back.

"When someone has been No. 1, like Moya, we did not know whether he would really be involved," he told The New York Times. "But in these two months, I would see his commitment, his desire to work and his professionalism."

He also spoke to El Espanol and Mundo Deportivo, saying that he had decided to stop travelling while at the Australian Open, but did not tell Nadal at the tournament. They have since discussed it, with Toni Nadal saying that Rafael was "surprised" given that he has recently returned to playing at his usual high level.

But their current plans are unchanged, he noted, and the move will allow him to spend more time at home.

"I have brought my family with me to tournaments, but it is difficult," he told *El Espanol*. "I have loved doing what I have done, but I have also not got to do some important things."

Nadal has not played since the Australian Open, withdrawing from Rotterdam to have a longer recovery period.