Rafael Nadal fires Federer and Djokovic warning ahead of Australian Open final

Rafael Nadal has warned Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic he has no intention of retiring ahead of his Australian Open final showdown. “If I want to extend my career for a few more years, I will have to find a lot of free points and I will certainly keep working on that in the future as well,” he said. “It is a crucial element for me at this stage of my career. “I enjoy my new serve and hitting that first forehand too, I used it before to prepare the point but it is more efficient now. “I feel fortunate about all the people that I have around me throughout my career, my uncle is probably the most important person of my career but he decided to stop a year and a half ago. “Carlos Moya joined my team and he has formed a great combination with Francisco, he gives me the other view of the game, it was important to change some things with him on the board. “We are very organised and we have good preparations for the matches, in general, we are a great team working together and that means everything to me. “I have always believed in long-time projects and now having almost the same team for 20 years means everything for me."

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