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As at the last Roland-Garros, the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp suffered the law of Rafael Nadal on the London lawn.
A logical defeat (6-4, 6-2, 7-6) in 2h21.
If the Spaniard made life a bit complicated in the third set when he served for the match at 5-3, he made a very good copy.
“
I led 6-4, 6-2, 5-2 against a very good player.
This result shows that I was doing a lot of things very well.
It is true that I had a bad game to conclude at 5-3.
So I played 90% of the game well
.
It took him four match points and a failed spike from his opponent on the last to win.
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He had already impressed in the previous round against Lorenzo Sonego after two laborious opening rounds.
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It's always the same here.
It's not about whether I'm close to my level or not.
I do not know.
I cannot predict what may happen.
But what is positive is that after two first games that were not good, I played for the first time at a high level against Sonego and still today.
It gives me the chance to have one more day tomorrow on the court to train and adjust the things I need to keep doing.
The improvement during the tournament is there.
Of course, I'm happy to be back in the quarter-finals after three years without playing here
”.
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The Majorcan, double winner in 2008 and 2010, who lost in the semi-finals against Federer three years ago, can hope to find the last four if he beats Taylor Fritz on Wednesday.
Not an easy task as the American is in good shape.
The winner of Indian Wells (against Nadal in the final) has still not lost a set since the start of the tournament.
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What I learned during this last match is zero, because I had a stress fracture in the rib,
relativizes the Spanish champion.
It was hard to learn a lot because honestly the pain was terrible during the game.
I didn't know I had a stress fracture on my rib during the game, but I knew something was seriously wrong because the pain was too bad.
But it is obvious that he plays at a very high level and he remains on a won tournament
(at Eastbourne).
" Far from his blessed clay, Nadal is having fun on a grass often cursed for him in recent years: "
I think I made a big effort to be here.
A lot of mental and physical effort to try to play this tournament after what I have been through for the past two months.
But as everyone knows, Wimbledon is a tournament that I really like.
It's been three years since I played here.
I really wanted to come back.
That's why it means a lot to me to be in this quarter-final.
I think I move the ball faster with my forehand and my backhand.
I think I work well with the slice, too.
I still miss a few volleys going to the net.
But one of the things I'm most proud of is how I was able to adapt and accept the challenges of my physical issues, while still being able to find a way to
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And in the radius of physical problems, the Spaniard could be overtaken by a new glitch.
While he no longer seems to suffer too much from his left foot, a new injury could bother him for the future.
The Majorcan had been seen against Ricardas Berankis with an abdominal strap.
He preferred not to comment.
It must be said that he has seen so many others in his incredible career…
