Rafael Nadal: “Losing hurts everywhere. On clay always a little bit more.”

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Dear Rafa, messages from your fans are coming in & they all say the same: Our love & dedication to you is unconditional and eternal. Win or lose, you have the strength of millions of us who care more for your health and happiness than a match. Much love Rafa!

“Losing hurts everywhere. On clay always a little bit more,” said Rafa. “I am not happy today about what I did. Not very happy about the way that I played the second set after losing the first. I didn’t play with the right intensity at the beginning of the second. I give him big opportunity at the beginning of the second. I cannot do that.”

“When you play tennis, you can lose, you can win. When the opponent is doing things better than you, the normal thing is you lose. That’s what happened today,” said Rafa. “I didn’t play the right way. I didn’t play with the right intensity with my forehand. I played too short. I give him the chance to have control of the point almost all the time. He did much better than me, so I just congratulate him.”

Source: ATP World Tour

26 comments

  1. Rafa, you will always be Number One!!! There has never been a player like you on & off the court and there will never be a player like you!!! We wish you the best of health & the best of luck always!!! We will always be your number one fans!!! We love you Rafa!!!
    VAMOS RAFA!!! xx 🙂

  2. Courage Rafa ! Nous sommes tous derrière toi que tu gagnes ou que tu perdes . Tu es un très grand champion

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