Likely Novak Djokovic clash doesn’t worry Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal said that he is in confident mood ahead of his first match of the Rome Masters, despite his semi-final defeat to Andy Murray in Madrid last week.

The seven-time champion insisted that he is focusing solely on his second-round clash with Philipp Kohlschreiber on Wednesday, and not looking forward to a possible quarter-final against Novak Djokovic.

“I’m not playing Novak tomorrow. I’m going to play against (Philipp) Kohlschreiber. He’s playing great. He won in Munich couple of weeks okay and played semifinals in Barcelona too,” fifth seed Nadal said.

“He’s playing well and he’s a very good player on clay. I am worried about that now.”

Nadal won titles last month in Monte Carlo and Barcelona to start his pre-French Open clay campaign in the best possible way.

“My game is good, three tournaments, two victories (Monte Carlo, Barcelona), one semifinal. Tough tournaments, good victories, good matches. If I’m not happy now, I don’t know when I’m gonna be happy,” he said.