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 started to travel like this at the age of 15 so for me, it's normal. Some days you get tired and you feel, 'I want to stay at home a little bit more,' but it's only the moment.
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.
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'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.
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.
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.
I am young. For me, he is the best ? one of the best in history and the best now.
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.
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.