The remedy anti-Soderling

• Nadal will try to keep the Swedish one meter behind the baseline to limit the power of his blows
• Depart from the center of the track 'playing over and pulling the sides'

To overthrow the Swede is cornering the mat advertising, move sideways, dragging suffered its 193 centimeters and 87 kilos. If it fails, is lost. "It's not the same as Robin throw their bombs from a meter inside the court that if it does so from a meter and a half behind," said Nadal after practice, just a few drops of sweat on his face, slow breathing, priceless efforts. Morrissey continues drinking. "It does depend on me," added the Spaniard, "and that's what I find. If he then shared by all sides and sent us home, for nothing, Queen's and train on grass to reach Wimbledon best possible. I have to play as long as possible, move as much as possible. "

Any questions? "Yes, many. I doubt, like everyone else." The work is done. In the hours before you just have to worry about little details, trying to disconnect for a few hours and pray that the sun continues to shine, so that heat is conducive to 'lift' of Nadal tennis instead of his opponent's level, with more control on wet, slow. The forecast indicates rain after 11 am and a temperature above 20 degrees. "The most cost now is to control the urge to play the final," says Toni Nadal. "Is that [win] would be a total success. It's like waiting for the final of the Champions League after winning. I mean just the clay season, of course. Now comes the biggest game of the year."

His nephew, but only eight and 24 years in professional tennis and six 'big' in the suitcase, knows how to calm the tension. "The nerves will be there always are," he says. "But I'm doing the best season of my life and earth I have the comfort of having done everything right." The match against Melzer also serves as collateral. "I think nerves are far less," says Toni. "Friday was the best of these two weeks, more and play better." Before the Austrian everything worked at once. Just a little mental block at the end of the meeting prevented him from closing the 6-3 win instead of the 'tie break', he softened the message of intimidation to Soderling. "The nerves sometimes you play a dirty trick," admitted the coach. "I discussed later, but it is a timely topic, not to pay much attention."

No interest from Soderling, always selfless type pose, as if it did not go with him. "I saw Nadal's match was not here," said the Swede. Some say he saw himself from the room of players, without losing detail. "I have not seen since last year's game. I do not watch tennis matches," he adds.

Soderling did not feel much like talking. Just getting under his belt almost half a kilo of pasta. At the table with him some of the heirs of Bjorn Borg, Mats Wilander, Joakim Nystrom (PSS Melzer), Thomas Enqvist and coach Magnus Norman. No one wants to reveal the contents of the conversation, the anti-conspiracy Nadal.