Intro:

World No. 3 Rafael Nadal said he doesn't consider himself one of the favourites for this year's Australian Open as comes off six injury plagued months as he held a news conference on Saturday (17 January) in Melbourne, Australia.

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SOUNDBITE Rafael Nadal (On if he considers himself as one of the favourites):

"Would be lying if I say I feel that I am ready to win today. I don't feel myself ready to win the tournament here today. If I am here in a press conference in one week, maybe I will say another thing because will have the feeling that I will play few matches, and if I'm able to win that couple of matches, then probably I will have little bit more rhythm, I will have more confidence. But in theory, playing four, five matches in seven months, you cannot be a favourite of a tournament that is not clay, is on hard. Is another thing. In terms of being favourites, the other names are more favourites than me at this time."