Rafael Nadal says that the tournaments leading up to Roland Garros and Wimbledon are critical for him. The second seed in Monte Carlo, Nadal hasn’t won a tournament since Rome last May.
“If I don't have a good result here, in Rome or in Madrid, my chances in Roland Garros or Wimbledon will be for sure less than if I have the good results here in these tournaments,” Nadal said. “So I am thinking about this right now.”—M.C.