RAFAEL NADAL KING OF TENNIS

“I came to Rio because I always had good results here,” Nadal said. “My first time I ended as champion and last year I made the semi-finals. I’m very happy to be here in Rio and willing to play my fisrt match now.”
On Dominic Thiem:
“It is a generation that for a few years we have been waiting for it to arrive,” Nadal said. “Last week also saw an American (Fritz ) played the final in Memphis, which is very good for the circuit and for everyone in general the fact that there are new players, young players. I'm happy about it.
“Thiem is a player who has great potential. He is a player that if he can maintain the level and keep improving a Little, he is a candidate to do great things. We must congratulate him for the great week in Buenos Aires.”

Via ATP

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