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
I like a lot of sports. Especially football - it's my favourite sport. My uncle played football in Barcelona for nine years and played for Spain in three World Cups.
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.
This was the toughest match of my life, ... I want to thank the fans, without whom I would have lost.
This was the best match of my career. It was such a tough match. I'm so happy to have won, it's unbelievable.
Is more for precaution. You don't know tomorrow what's happen, no? But now I am happy because I don't feel too much pain. But I can finish the match, so that's a good sign.
The worst thing is to play too defensively. I need to play with more intensity and be aggressive. If I do that, I'm going to do well because my touch is good.
This is good for me, to be third in history on clay. One day I'm going to lose. I hope it's not next week (in Barcelona).
I didn't want to lose this match for anything in the world. I think I was playing the ball at my best.
More than anything, believe that he can win.
I am young. For me, he is the best ? one of the best in history and the best now.