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
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.
It was bad for me because I was leading 4-0 and 0-30 and then I lost that game. But I don't like this - I don't think it is very good for the whole tournament.
I still take advice from my mum on what clothes look good on me. I used to listen to her a lot more, but I've started to choose my own things from time to time.
The family is very important. They make me feel good always because if I won, when I started to be famous, the relationship never changed with my friends and family.
To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.
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.
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).
He was playing with very good rhythm, but I can play with rhythm too if I feel good like today.
He's playing at a very good level, maybe right now at a top-five level. I think he's going to finish the year in the top 10 if he continues like this. If he plays good on clay, he has a good chance to stay in the top 5.
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.
He played good. He played with confidence. I didn't play good in the important moments. When I need my winner, the winner go out. And he played very tough.
He played good and aggressive. In difficult moments, he always had the confidence to win the point, how to play the point well. I fought all match.
He's in a good moment. When a player stays in a good moment with confidence, he's always difficult. He's playing good, for sure. He can stay in the top 10 because he's playing very good.
I cannot win this year but I can play good on grass