Rafael Nadal Quotes (111 Quotes)

In the second, I told myself just to hold my serve and try and be aggressive on his serve, and hopefully get a break. I also applied more topspin on my forehand. Once I won the second game after being 0-30 down, my confidence also went up.

This is my chance - it's the fourth set. Sure. if I go to the fifth I can win too but I was very near, very near to the victory. I was thinking about the victory, I was thinking about every point I received because he was playing much better and better.

As long as I am in good form, I am able to win any match on both clay and hard.

I think today was my best match of the week for sure. I took the chances that I had and served very well when I needed to. Physically I feel stronger and stronger so I think I'm on the right track. I think I played the big points better and was aggressive at the right moments.

It's incredible to be in the final and beat the number one in the world.

In the second and third sets, I played a little bit more aggressively. I think that was the decisive thing. ... When I play well, it's important for the confidence.

The concentration and the physical are important in my game. All my shots are not unbelievable, but all my shots are not bad. The serve is a little bit better this year, and that's important.

I am very young. He's unbelievable player. For me, he's the best, for sure. One of the best in history and he's the best player now, by far. If you look at the rankings, and the points and the Grand Slams leads, we don't have comparison.

I played my best match of the tournament today. I'm getting better and better and I'm back on track.

I'm in fourth round. There's a long way to go. For me to play the final here would be unbelievable and, if I play Andre Agassi, it would be unbelievable, too. I want to play against him because he's a legend of tennis and I never played him. For me to play him would be a new experience. I hope to play him before he retires. But I don't know when he'll retire because he's unbelievable.

I never thought I would win (this many tournaments) before the beginning of the year.

He was playing with very good rhythm, but I can play with rhythm too if I feel good like today.

I didn't play a great match, but once I pass the first two rounds, things get easier. I'm used to the court and the conditions.

I'm still happy with my season. I've won a lot of tournaments and that gives me confidence. I'm improving every year. It's a normal evolution.

With my serve, I feel a little bit more comfortable on court, because when I serve, in every game, I have one point with the serve or one point on forehand, easy forehand, with the serve.

My confidence was low after I lost (to American James Blake) in New York. But it wasn't very complicated today. I took my chances early and set the tone.

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.

I have total confidence that I am going to play well on Saturday,

I played almost four hours today, ... I'm very, very tired.

Because he's the number one. And in the finals, for me, always the favorite is the best. For sure Blake can win, but for me, my favorite is Federer.

The incident was bad for me. I was 4-0, 0-30 when it happened and then I lost the game. I didn't like it at all. It's not good for the show on court.

It's clear that the court is difficult for me and, compared with other tournaments -- it's clear that it's not the best.

I may have beaten him (Federer) three times. But he's still the best. He's an unbelievable person, very humble and I admire him a lot.

I don't know exactly why the four times when I played him, I played so good.

It's incredible to have won seven clay-court titles this year,

It was my faith in victory when physically it became tough that was the key.

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.

It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce my inability to play. Both my medical team and I have been working very hard during the last few weeks so that I could participate at Chennai. But my doctor has now recommended that I don't play and it's my

The first match is never easy. To play three sets with some important moments, that's important for the confidence.

I started really well. He didn't hurt me on my service and I never felt in trouble. There were always chances for me to break him and he was struggling to make the short balls.

Today was totally different. He served well and I could not play my best tennis on grass within these couple of days,

He played good. He played with confidence. I didn't play good in the important moments. When I need my winner, the winner go out. And he played very tough.

I have a special thought for Monaco and the royal family here. It's been a very difficult week obviously, and I would like to thank them for the decision to go ahead with the tournament.

My knee was fine, it didn't hurt at the beginning, just a little bit when I got my foot caught on the court,

I know that...as time goes on in the tournament, the matches will get more difficult and I could lose at any time,

Well, it's never nice to get stung by a bee of course, and it's even more strange for it to happen indoors in February. But there are no excuses - he was the better player today and credit to him.

I've had an incredible two months and just hope I can now continue that by reaching the final here.

I don't have good luck in the match points.

I spoke to him the other day and he said he'd love to be able to play in (the Masters Cup in) Shanghai and for the good of tennis I hope he's there,

He was playing with confidence, ... He has a very good forehand. He's serving well. He didn't have a lot of mistakes. He beat me.

Right now it's hard to feel positive, but when I look back on this week eventually, I think it's been a good week. I've won three tough matches indoors after being out for three months and I'm playing at a good level already. But of course, I'm a bit sad to lose today as I was very close to getting to the final.

Two sets behind, he was playing great, ... How many aces did he make ... I didn't even see the ball.

He plays all the time inside the court. He returns very fast all time. And at the difficult moments, I think maybe the 15-40, 4-all, he has a lot of confidence.

I cannot win this year but I can play good on grass

It is with very heavy heart that I have to announce my inability to play. I was eagerly looking forward to come to Chennai again and was very excited about playing there and trying to win season's opening tournament.

You can't compare me to Borg, he was the greatest tennis player of all time.

I don't think I've ever fought my way back from two sets down to win a five setter and without doubt the crowd was the key,

It's something special to be in a Masters Series final, indoors and especially if it's Madrid, which was one of my goals this year,

I finished a session earlier this season and wasn't happy with the way I was training. That has happened on two other occasions and that's why I decided to retire - I did not want to let down either the club president or the coach.

This is good for me, to be third in history on clay. One day I'm going to lose. I hope it's not next week (in Barcelona).