If I am not playing at one hundred percent, it is going to be very difficult for me to win. Rafael Nadal More Quotes by Rafael Nadal More Quotes From Rafael Nadal The first two rounds I played more than well enough to win. I had two confident scores against two good players, the second set( there) were a little bit more mistakes and the wind was even( greater) later in the match. These things are part of the game and just try to be ready for it... You have to adapt. You have to find solutions. Rafael Nadal sports I warmed up today and I felt that my knee was not good to compete at the level I needed to compete in semi-final, it's tough for me to accept all these things that I'm going through in my career. Rafael Nadal sports I am happy when I am on Tour, but I am happy without the Tour. I am happy being at home, being with the friends, being with the family, playing some golf, being out with the boat, i enjoy life outside of the Tour, but I really know that this kind of life can wait. So I am happy outside of tennis, but of course I am not happy when I am not on the Tour because I am injured. Rafael Nadal world I am still excited about starting another season, at the age of 32-and-a-half, I never expected when I was 23, 22 to still do what I am. That's something that I appreciate a lot, and I enjoy that fact. Rafael Nadal world I am making a lot of steps forward since the surgery on the foot. Rafael Nadal world With all these issues... to be able to manage to keep winning important things, French Open has been, not a miracle, but an amazing year in terms of quality of tennis. Rafael Nadal world It was very tough because Lukas Rosol played very well and Lukas Rosol shots stay very low so it was a good test. Rafael Nadal sports At this age I thought I'd be retired and be having a family. Rafael Nadal sports For me was scary, because I felt that I was not able to move the hand, the finger. Rafael Nadal top-news Novak is one of the best players of our history of this sport, my answer is he's not coming back ; he's there always. Sometimes when you come back from injuries is difficult to play that well from the beginning, but he played a great event in Rome, and is no doubt one of the candidates to win here. Rafael Nadal sports Exactly the same, being honest. Exactly the same. Rafael Nadal sports I have to enjoy moments like winning in Monte Carlo and Barcelona because they are unique sensations and I know I'm not going to always keep having them, he( Tsitsipas) started well but I quickly started to understand his way of playing, I got an early break and it was uphill for him from then on. Rafael Nadal sports Evidently today wasn't the game I wanted or hoped to play. I tried until the end but it is not a day I am going to remember, even so, this week has been a very important week for me in which I have recovered sensations which I haven't felt on a tennis court for some time. Rafael Nadal world This tournament marks the start of my favorite part of the season, i know that I have to play better than what I did. I'm working to be playing well again as soon as possible. If I did not believe in my chances, I would not be here. I would be doing other stuff, because I already achieved all the things I needed to do in my career. I still have the passion and motivation to keep playing tennis. Rafael Nadal sports Evidently, when you recover five points (in a row) as well as playing well you have to have some luck, you can’t do it without luck. Carlos was playing bravely and serving well, in the end I managed to be more dynamic and aggressive and place my shots well. Rafael Nadal sports I’m happy for Juan (to reach the final) after he’d been having injury niggles and as a good friend I hope it goes well for him... and also for myself it’s a thrill to be in my first Buenos Aires final and my first of the year. Rafael Nadal sports I’ve come here with a different motivation because I’ve had a spell that wasn’t good for me because for the last seven months I’ve been fairly inactive and had complications, i’m closer to the level I want to reach which is why I feel I’m taking little steps forward and that’s good. Recovery is like a ladder which you don’t climb running but rather step by step. Rafael Nadal sports Physically I’m good. In Rio de Janeiro, I don’t think I had a bad week. I won good matches and lost one which I shouldn’t have lost, although it’s also true that the timetable of the previous match was strange. Rafael Nadal sports I know to play well I need to play 70 percent of forehands, 30 percent of backhands, if I'm not doing that, I know I'm not doing the right thing on court. Rafael Nadal sports I'm working as hard as I can, i'm back, and I am healthy. Rafael Nadal sports
