RAFAEL NADAL KING OF TENNIS

2017 US Open R3 Rafael Nadal bt. Leonardo Mayer  6/7(3) 6/3 6/1 6/4

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Q. Slow start today, losing the first set in a tiebreaker. What, in your opinion, accounted for that slow start? What allowed you to turn things around and break finally after 13 times?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't want to contradict you, but for me was not a slow start. Was a slow start of converting breakpoints. When you have that many breakpoints, you created the opportunities, more than usual. So if you are able to convert one, two of them, probably we will talk about another story because that's the real thing, no? Then you don't make it, of course opponent is a good player, you arrive to the tiebreak. I make a mistake, he play well, had some good serves, you lost the tiebreak. ... Read more »