“I play big matches, it's always tight for a few matches. But in the end, he wins. It's very difficult to play against him. ” The confession is signed Diego Schwartzman who managed to snatch a set from Rafael Nadal (the first lost by the Spaniard in Paris since a set ceded in the final to Dominic Thiem in the final in 2019) before giving up 6-3, 4- 6, 6-4, 6-0. Deprived of resources and solutions. Ruthless Nadal who will live his 14th Grand Slam semi-final on Friday. In a press conference, the Spaniard recounted his match. Without projecting too much, nor expanding on his fabulous series in Paris. Even if he has his statue in the stadium, Rafael Nadal can only imagine himself in action. Extracts.
105 wins and 2 losses at Roland Garros:
“The numbers are incredible, but I can't tell you anything about it, I can't think about it. Let's talk about this when my career is over. ”
Diego Schwartzman:
“When we were at a set everywhere, I had to take control of myself, and since I had done good training, it was really time to take control. It was a difficult time. I am proud to have achieved this. At that time I deployed the best level of tennis I had available and showed it. I was down 4-3 at that point. And then, I didn't make a lot of mistakes anymore, I made a lot of winning points, with forehands along the line. I was able to play more in the angles, and I was able to use my cross forehand, and I returned better. My serve started to get better in the third set. I don't pretend to come here without losing a set. ”
Djokovic again?
“You already have to play at your best, the best tennis.
You know what you have to do, to have a chance to win.
It's a big challenge.
That's good because, in a way, we train, we do this sport to live these moments.
The negative side is that it's difficult because playing against one of the best players in tennis history. ”
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