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Nadal confident of Wimbledon challenge

Players Under the Microscope RSS / / 14 June 2007 /

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French Open champion Rafael Nadal says he is full of confidence going into this year's Wimbledon tournament.

Despite his dominance on clay, many pundits thought the 21-year-old would struggle to compete at SW19 but his run to the final last year has changed opinions.

The Spaniard picked up an impressive victory at Queen's Club on Wednesday, with a 6-4 6-4 win over Juan Martin del Potro.

Nadal admitted after that win that he is in upbeat mood and is confident of challenging Roger Federer again at Wimbledon - which starts on June 25.
He admitted: "I'm very happy with my game. It's always difficult with the first game changed to a new surface.
"I got to the final last year at Wimbledon and that has given me a lot of confidence.

"I always love this surface. If I am playing well I will have chances to have results on this surface."
Betfair punters still see Federer as the man to beat though, with the Swiss ace currently trading at 1.49 to secure his fifth Wimbledon title.
World number two Nadal is next best at 7.8 with Andy Roddick on offer at 25 and Novak Djokovic trading at 28.

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