My serve worked well. I don't know my percentage, but was a lot of good positions after the first serve, i felt solid with the second. Rafa Nadal More Quotes by Rafa Nadal More Quotes From Rafa Nadal I am very sad to announce that I won't be able to play in Shanghai this year. It is the second year in a row and in China I have great fans, but, as you all probably know, I had an inflammation on my left wrist during the Laver Cup and I haven't had the time to recover and practice to be ready... I hope to be back in Shanghai for the 2020 tournament. Rafa Nadal sports I just focus on trying to be 100% ready for it, when I arrived here, my goal was to produce a chance to compete for the big thing again. Here I am. Rafa Nadal sports Chances are not a lot, so you need to be ready to expect a very tough one, i need to be focused with my serve, as always. I need to be ready to accept the challenge that brings the competition in days like these ones. Rafa Nadal sports He's playing great, i saw him a little bit yesterday. He played a great match. He's having a great season, one of the best of his career, if not the best. Rafa Nadal sports It's incredible, for me it was a dream to play here in 2005 and I could not imagine I would be back here in 2019. It's a very special moment for me. Rafa Nadal top-news I was not playing badly at the beginning at all but he was playing unbelievable (tennis), no mistakes, a lot of winners, taking the ball early. It was a very difficult first set. It was one of the first sets that I am happier with. Rafa Nadal sports It was a great start, it's good to be back here, i've had some great moments on this court, I really enjoy playing here. Rafa Nadal sports I am used to playing with some issues, so I just tried to be focused. It's one of these victories today I'm really proud of, nobody can guarantee anything about what can happen the next day, but of course my goal is to be ready for tomorrow. Rafa Nadal sports It's beautiful to have the chance to keep competing at the highest level in advanced rounds, in the most important event at that late( in) our careers, that's something really special and( I'm) just happy to be part of it. Rafa Nadal sports He's a player who has enormous talent, could be winning grand slams or fighting for the top positions of the ranking, but there is a reason why he is where he is, he lacks respect for the public, the opponent and toward himself. Rafa Nadal sports I played against a super-aggressive player. Today he went on court with the determination to not play tennis the way I understand tennis, (It) is not a negative point. Not at all. Believe me. He went on court probably doing a thing that works well for him, and he gives himself some chances. And he played smart and he played well. Rafa Nadal sports It's normal that beginnings are tough, but every day helps and every day makes me feel better, makes me feel more confident, so that's an important victory because (it) is the first victory since a while and at the same time... gives me the chance to be on court again. And that's what I need. Rafa Nadal sports It will be a very important loss for us, for the world of tennis, for the tour, for the fans, even for the rivals. that he has been part of a great rivalry between the. best players for a long time, and a great competitor, but that's life. Seems like he has not (had) a very long career because today players are playing that long. Rafa Nadal sports We've known each other since 11 or 12 years old and grown up together, so it's going to be a great pleasure to play against (Gasquet). Rafa Nadal sports The last couple of weeks have been good. Of course having the success gives me more confidence and I'm always motivated here to play as well as possible. Rafa Nadal sports Everything will be different in Paris, of course a win like this helps but in Paris the conditions will be different in every respect. Today is the time to enjoy this victory, not for thinking about Roland Garros. Rafa Nadal sports My first victory here in 2005 was one of the most beautiful victories of my career, to have this trophy again with me after so many years is really very special. Rafa Nadal sports Having a break early in the second set definitely helped my confidence, but then, I think, I played more aggressively with my forehand and when I play more aggressively with my forehand, then the backhand becomes better. Rafa Nadal sports It was a solid match for me, i started with some mistakes on the return but with my serve, I didn't lose many points. Rafa Nadal sports Every year is different and equally special, so I'll just focus on doing the things that I have to do to give me another chance tomorrow. That's it. Rafa Nadal sports
