Former world number one Moya joined Nadal's
coaching team to work alongside his uncle Toni Nadal in December
last year and has helped revitalize the 31-year-old Spaniard's
career.
Plagued by injuries and a loss of form in the past two years,
Nadal has risen to number one in the rankings and won his 10th
French Open title and third U.S. Open this year. He lost to his
great rival Roger Federer in the Australian Open final.
"If he can stay as healthy as he is now, without injury,
motivated, looking after himself the way he is, we will be
talking about Rafa for years to come," Moya told the ATP Tour
website (www.atpworldtour.com).
"He is a player who broke records as a teenager and who is now
breaking them as a veteran as well. This is something we haven't
see much in the history of tennis.
"When I joined the team I knew that there was much more to come
for Rafa, that if he stayed injury free and continued training
with the same motivation, desire and confidence, that the tennis
would come."
Moya, who shares a close friendship with Nadal, said nothing
about his compatriot would surprise him anymore.
"...He always gives the best of himself. We are talking about
one of the greatest players in history and, as such, my faith in
him is rock solid."
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; editing by
Sudipto Ganguly)
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