R. Nadal - 4 July
Wednesday, 4 July, 2007
Rafael Nadal beat Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5-8), 4-6, 7-5
Q. How does it feel to finish the marathon?
RAFAEL NADAL: Very happy. Very happy of the victory. Very happy about
finish the match. That's the most important thing today.
Q. Typical worst conditions at Wimbledon.
RAFAEL NADAL: Never like this. I was here for maybe five years. I didn't
remember something like this. The toughest match maybe my career.
Q. How tough was it to deal with?
RAFAEL NADAL: Unbelievable, no? Because the stops always was tougher for
me than for him because I was winning. Well, I stop with 7 All in the
tiebreak. Worst possible. I stop when I was beating him, playing well, set
and break. Yeah, in the third I stop another time with 2 0, 30 All. That's
always very, very difficult moment for me, no? The last stop was not the
worst for me, with the 4 All. Well, I have all the game for play with my
serve. For the other stops, you know, the other can play without much
pression because I serve every time the first point. That's very tough for
me.
Q. Final match points were nail biting moments. How was your confidence
before you won 7-5?
RAFAEL NADAL: I went to the court, and when I'm going to the court today
I know I can lose, I can win, and I accept that. Just try to be there with
the best attitude, try my best. I know anything can happen.
Q. You had a match point on Monday. You went to sleep on Monday night
knowing you had a match point. You went to sleep last night knowing you
had a match point. Was that a very difficult thing to do, having to come
back another day and play?
RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, it's tough. It's difficult because the match point was
out like this. I was playing fine the point. Yeah, I just forgot that,
think about continuing playing. Yeah, was very, very tough because he was
playing better and better. For me was tough because I have to defend the
advantage.
Q. What did you do in between playing?
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I am in the locker room for eight hours, nine hours
every day.
Q. How do you think Soderling played during the game? How did he conduct
himself?
RAFAEL NADAL: Really, the true, maybe worst possible because I was...
(speaking in Spanish).
THE MODERATOR: I fell like close to the net, and he never even go to the
net to say sorry or helping or something.
RAFAEL NADAL: And after, when he's touching the net and the ball go to other
place, no one time say to me sorry. When I finish the match, the hand just
a like this, just a little bit (looking away). After four days, that's not
normal, no?
In the locker room, for the other players, is not the best guy in the locker
room.
Q. What was it like in the locker room?
RAFAEL NADAL: Nothing, no, nothing.
Q. Were you angry when he made fun of you, when he touched his pants and
everyone laughed?
RAFAEL NADAL: For me, I just think about the victory and about the match.
I can't and I don't want to be involved in something like this, no? I don't
think about that. The true is, is not nice, not for him. But everyone have
whatever you want. In the end, we will see what's happening in the end of
the life, no?
Q. Yesterday they put you on second. You never really got going. Did that
upset you, that you did not go on first yesterday to finish the match?
RAFAEL NADAL: I understand because the day before, for all the day, I was
playing the match. I understand the organization in this time because they
put one match later. But after I didn't understand some things, no? I didn't
understand why we didn't play on Sunday. The weather was okay, so much
better than yesterday, Monday and today, too. I didn't understand why they
cancel yesterday when at 8:10 the sunshine is here for one hour so we can
play one hour. I didn't understand when we are going to the court for play
15 minutes and they know because they have the meteo. That's very tough for
the players, no? They don't think very much about the players here maybe.
Q. Your next opponent is Mikhail Youzhny. Are you ready to start a new
marathon?
RAFAEL NADAL: Mikhail is a great player. He's having a very good season.
Going to be very tough match for me, no? I lost against him two times on
hard. Last year in quarterfinals of US Open, this year in Dubai. Last time
I beat him in Rome. Was playing very good match for me. And I know he's
very tough match. But I feel confident after this win. But for sure am a
little bit tired today because is a lot of tension every day, every hour.
Just try to have the best preparation, little bit practice this afternoon,
and after tomorrow try my best. But anything can happen.
Q. How damaging is it to your campaign at Wimbledon this experience over
the last few days, where Roger Federer had good luck in the way it worked
out for him? Do you think you can overcome these problems? Do you feel
confident? Despite all the problems you've had, do you think you can come
through, or do you think your chances have been damaged by the last few days?
RAFAEL NADAL: My opinion, the chances of the down draw is less than the
up draw, no? Anyway, if I am playing or if I win tomorrow, if I lose, for
the others is a little bit less because we have to play lot of days in a
row. Well, for the other draw, Roger was playing he's having holidays for
the last week.
Q. Do you still believe you can win?
RAFAEL NADAL: I believe I have tomorrow a difficult match and just try my
best tomorrow.
Q. How much do you still love Wimbledon with the rain, playing on grass,
the waiting? Do you still love the tournament?
RAFAEL NADAL: After the tournament, I don't know. Right now a little bit
less than when I come (smiling). Anyway, is unbelievable tournament.
Q. When you're coming on and off, on and off so frequently, do you have
any mental processes you go through to keep yourself sharp when you're
coming on?
RAFAEL NADAL: No, I try to the (indiscernible) the first times is tough.
But when you have five times, that just is a joke, no? Just go on court,
I am tired, very tired. Have walk to the locker room, walk to Centre Court
every time.
Q. As the rain went on and on, the match went on and on, did you ever
think, Maybe we should do this on a computer game or throw a coin, some
different way to get it finished?
RAFAEL NADAL: I don't think so.
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好心疼喔 看到Nadal一直說他很累> <
還有記者問到大會在昨天沒把他跟Soderling的比賽排在第一場,而是先排
Jankovic vs Bartoli這場女單,Nadal會不會覺得很幹
Nadal說不會,他能理解大會是考量到他跟Soderling被雨搞的前幾天都有比賽
所以讓他們第二場出來,真是善解人意的好孩子T.T
（Nadal覺得幹的應該是這兩位小姐還不客氣的打滿三盤？？開玩笑的XXD）
不過我還是要說 大會沒良心啦!! 星期天不排比賽 Nadal也直言大會這樣不太為選
手著想了。他覺得這樣對下半籤繼續贏的選手是一種傷害。
中間有一點抱怨Soderling的部分,在此不作評述。
最後記者倒是問了個很白目的問題。XD
不過顯然Nadal已經沒心情跟記者搞笑拉ㄌㄟ 。 XD
Nadal加油。T.T
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