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From our correspondent in Paris – 23 games lost in four games. This is the balance of Rafael Nadal Alabama Roland Garros at the midpoint. The twelve-time champion in Paris also paved Sebastian Korda in the round of 16, hitting a small empty pass only at the beginning of the third set, when the American took a breath and threw his heart over the obstacle.
The conditions in which this strange October Roland Garros is played are not the best for Mallorcan tennis, which has had to make some adjustments after careful elimination at the International BNL in Italy.
Nadal is up for the challenge with Jannik Sinner
“I’m happy to have reached the quarter-finals, but I don’t feel like saying that this result takes the pressure off me. At the beginning of the third set I had some problems, also because of the wind, but I went well.
He is young and makes several mistakes that are normal at that age, but I think he will have a bright future. He has a good attitude on the field and manages the points well. The height will allow him to improve his serve even more, ”declared the 19-time Grand Slam champion at the press conference.
“I have not lost any sets and I cannot complain so far. I’m playing pretty good. My next opponent will be a tough nut to crack, but for now I’m happy with how I’m playing. Every day in training I feel better and better.
The assessment is positive, as I have won four games without suffering much. Now we enter the difficult part of the tournament. Even if we take it for granted sometimes, things are not that simple and reaching the fourth place in a Grand Slam is not at all trivial.
Let’s see what happens ”- added the Iberian. Today’s wind upset Nadal a lot: “Today was one of those very windy days, not far from last year’s semi-final against Roger Federer.
The ball moved a lot, they are new circumstances to which you have to get used to. No complaints. ”Awaiting him in the quarterfinals will be Jannik Sinner, who surprisingly knocked out US Open finalist Alexander Zverev.
“I will need my best tennis, there is no doubt. Sinner beat Zverev, one of the best in the world and fresh from his first Grand Slam final in New York. Jannik is young, but he has already beaten high-level opponents.
I will have to be prepared ”- concluded Rafa, who before Sinner was the youngest rookie at Roland Garros to reach the quarter-finals.
