2021 Roland Garros QF Rafael Nadal bt. Diego Schwartzman
6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0
Next - Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal: “I won an important match today against a tough opponent. I was able to find a way to play my best tennis in the moment that I really needed, no? Something very important for me. A lot of confidence after that.
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2021 Roland Garros R4 Rafael Nadal bt. Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-3 6-0
Next - Diego Schwartzman
Rafael Nadal: "I think I started the first two games playing great. Then I had a bad game with 2-0 and with the wind helping, so that was a big mistake. Then I started to play too much against his backhand and too far from the baseline.
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2021 Roland Garros R3 Rafael Nadal bt. Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-3 6-2
Next - Jannik Sinner
Rafa: "Today I had in front of me a player who is having a great season. I went on court knowing that could be a tough match, and for moments it was like this. I'm happy to win in straight sets.
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2021 Roland Garros R1 Rafael Nadal bt. Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-2 7-6(3)
Next - Richard Gasquet
Rafael Nadal: “Here, especially on clay, the matches are best-of-five, the matches are long and it's difficult to hold that kind of level for such a long time, playing with this kind of risk.
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Rafa Nadal, Banco Santander's ambassador and undisputed king of the tennis court, will play the XXI edition of the prestigious Roland Garros tournament from May 30th to June 13th.
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Ahead of the French Open, the Spanish tennis champion talks to EL PAÍS about his plans for retirement and his efforts to balance ambition with wellbeing.
Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal has been making the most of his time in Mallorca before he flies out to compete at the French Open, which he has won 13 times. And in Mallorca, where he was born, things are done
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Rafael Nadal about being in the same half of the draw as Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer:
“I see it as natural. One player is almost 40, another is almost 35 and the other is 34. It seems logical that younger players climb in the Rankings. Whenever that happens you have these consequences with the seedings. I see it as completely normal.
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