Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parerais a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No. 4. He is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history, and owing to his dominance and success on the surface, he has been titled "The King of Clay". His evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the greatest players in tennis history, with some considering Nadal to be the greatest player of all time...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth3 June 1986
CityManacor, Spain
CountrySpain
This was the best match of my career. It was such a tough match. I'm so happy to have won, it's unbelievable.
I am young. For me, he is the best ? one of the best in history and the best now.
It is unbelievable to me that I can win against the best player in the world, against one of the best in history. It's very important and very special for me, especially because I was three months off the court.
You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you don't have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when you've finished, nothing's changed. You've still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.
It's important to have people around you with enough confidence to say if you are not acting in a good way. Normally, when you are at the top, people say everything is fantastic. Probably in that moment it is what you want to hear, but it's best to be reminded how to act properly.
I always think about victory. It was very important for me to stay in this final. If I play my best I have a chance (against Federer). I'm going to play aggressively, with determination.
I think it is unbelievable to win against the best player in the world - perhaps the best in the history of the game. It was also special because I was out of the game for more than three months. I cried because I was happy.
I am very young. He's unbelievable player. For me, he's the best, for sure. One of the best in history and he's the best player now, by far. If you look at the rankings, and the points and the Grand Slams leads, we don't have comparison.
I am very young, and he is an unbelievable player, one of the best in history and the best player now by far. If you look at the rankings, if you look at the points, if you look at the Grand Slam titles, we don't have competition. And also the most important factor is that he is better than me.
The favorite is always the No. 1. I can win. Blake can win. But the favorite is the No. 1.
I have no interest in becoming a tax exile and living somewhere I don't want to - I just want to be at home with my family.
I'm very happy with how I played. I got some confidence back. My backhand was not 100 percent today, but it was good.
I need to improve, I want to improve, and to be able to stay in London and play on grass before Wimbledon is a very good opportunity for me.
The record of Borg and Vilas? I have thought about it.