RAFAEL NADAL KING OF TENNIS

2017 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters R3 Rafael Nadal bt. Alexander Zverev  6/1 6/1

Next opponent - Diego Schwartzman

   "Before the match, I thought it was going to be a big test for me, a very hard match,” admitted Nadal. “I went on court knowing it's going to be one of these kind of matches that if you don't play well, you are probably going to go out. But I played well. I played much better than yesterday [against Kyle Edmund]".
   "I played more aggressively and I played with a very high intensity from the beginning. I was playing much better with my forehand. I maintained that kind of level for all the match, I think. That was the key.”

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