PARIS — For all his renowned mental strength it was psychological exhaustion that made Rafa Nadal consider skipping the season-ending ATP World Tour finals this year, the 14-times grand slam champion said on Tuesday.
Nadal struggled for form all year and failed to win a major for the first time since his maiden French Open title in 2005, dropping out of the top five in the ATP rankings for the first time in 10 years.
But his participation in the World Tour finals in London this month was never in doubt ranking-wise.
"I thought I would qualify.