A good first step for Rafal Nadal

 Worst defeat Rafa Nadal on clay for nine years provided ammunition to opponents, but the Spaniard said his recovery from a knee injury should be judged over time.

Lost nearly seven times French Open champion № 73 Horacio Zeballos in Viña del Mar on Sunday on the right was the shock defeat Nadal on clay for the past eight years, you can count on one hand.
Also scarce investment came against the likes of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, in particular in 2011 and the last time I lost a player outside the top 20 in the world on clay was five years ago in Rome, where the the previous number in the world Juan Carlos Ferrero takes over.You must return to Palermo in 2004, before Nadal won his first title of the French find the Spanish lost a match official, French Olivier Mutis, who is qualified, then outside the top 100.Ceballos, who never won a title before, Nadal played very well, but obviously not working at full capacity, despite reaching the final without losing a set.
The analysis began immediately, with all eyes on the movement of signs Nadal left knee problems meant he was not playing with a shock defeat at Wimbledon last year, Lukas Rosol.Nadal worry millions of fans, the 26-year-old openly admitted his knee still hurt.
"My knee bothered me, but you have to face adversity with the best possible person, and we hope to continue to work and enjoy what I like to play tennis," said Nadal, the world number five the ATP site.
If the pain is the result of not playing for so long competition, or something more serious remains to be seen, but Nadal is clearly relieved that he could compete at the highest level in nine games he played in six days, including duplicates."A week ago we did not know how your body will react," said the 11 times Grand Slam champion.

"At least we now know that we can compete at a certain level. I think it was a positive week.
"I'll try to improve their physical sensations times during the day, what is most important, because I feel that my level of tennis wrong. Need more time on the ground. "
Nadal's defeat was only his fifth final of 41 other clay against Federer and Djokovic.
"I was two points to win the title, but I said from day one that the result was not the most important, although I would like to win," he  said.
"To win four in a row is a good news for me."Nadal was held in Sao Paulo this week for a tournament on clay at home and after a week of complete rest back in South America in Acapulco, Mexico.These two events can provide a more reliable guide as regards the possibility of Nadal reached the maximum for the European clay-court swing, which is not to miss the last year.