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
With Almagro, boy, that'll be a tough match. He's playing at a very high level right now and he hits the ball hard.
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.
The record of Borg and Vilas? I have thought about it.
I didn't want to lose this match for anything in the world. I think I was playing the ball at my best.
I am young. For me, he is the best ? one of the best in history and the best now.
More than anything, believe that he can win.
For sure, I'm going to play less matches because I think it's very difficult to win the same number of matches as last year. Maybe I'm going to play a little bit less, but I like playing tournaments; so if I feel good, I going to play for sure.
For sure I didn't play 100 percent. But he played very good, too.
He was playing with very good rhythm, but I can play with rhythm too if I feel good like today.
He was playing too well in the first set; very aggressive. I could do nothing.
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 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 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.