Rafa rarin' to go in Shanghai

With some of the biggest names in tennis set to clash in the Shanghai Rolex Masters, Rafael Nadal on Monday declared himself ready to go deep in the tournament.

"It has been a difficult moment of the year, and I am trying to finish well and trying to be ready again for the next season. That's my real goal," said the popular Spaniard, who won the Olympic doubles gold medal.

"We are trying to realize what we need to work on for the next couple of months and to be ready again for the beginning of the season," he said.