Rafael Nadal has stated that returning to the top spot in tennis is not a target of his this year as he prepares for a competitive return at the Brisbane International.
Nadal finished the year with a 45-4 win-loss record and five titles, ending up second to Novak Djokovic in the rankings.
“It’s not my goal. My goal is just to be happy doing what I am doing and be competitive all the ways that I’m playing,” Nadal told a news conference on Tuesday.
“I want to feel competitive every day that I am on court and I want to keep fighting for the things that really make me feel alive, for the things that motivate me.
“If I play like I played last year, I played so well all the tournaments that I played, and at the end, I have a chance, fantastic.
“Of course I prefer to be number one than be number two and I prefer to be number two than number five, that’s obvious, but my main goal is to stay healthy, stay happy and try to play as long as possible.”
The 17-time grand slam champion is set to play his first competitive match since September when he faces either Thanasi Kokkinakis or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday.
While the 32-year-old offered no guarantees he would be ready, Nadal hopes to take his place as expected.
“I hope so. That’s why I’m here,” he said.
“If I really thought that I would not play here, it would be difficult for me to be here, to be around, to be in front of you today. But as I said, I don’t want to take steps back, I want to make steps forward and for me, the main thing is to do things the better way possible to stay healthy.
“My hope and my goal, of course, is to be on court on Thursday and to be on the court with a positive feeling.”
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