Toni Nadal says he doesn't like when players complain about the balls. "A few years ago, we were at the US Open with Rafa, and that year he wasn't getting any spin off the balls. We were playing, and it was a disaster. Every day, when we went out to practise, he'd say, 'These balls don't suit me. I can't get any spin on them.' The next day, it was the same thing all over again. I really don't like excuses. He won his first match, his second, his third... but I eventually got tired of hearing it, so I told him, 'Listen, what you need to do is lose, and then, when you get back to Mallorca, the balls will give you all the spin you want.' He took my advice and lost".