Rafael Nadal qualified as “very important” his victory this Friday against the Argentine Mariano Navone in the tournament Stop (Sweden), 6-7 (2), 7-5 and 7-5, after a long and grueling four-hour match.
Nadal admitted that he had moments where he “lost concentration,” but noted that he would “stay physical until the end.”
“It means a lot to me. Let’s see tomorrow what I ambut now I’m alive and in the semifinals, so it’s very important,” Nadal highlighted in the interview at the foot of the court.
Nadal returns to an ATP semi-final after two years, since the last one was at Wimbledon 2022. And he does it twice in Bastad, because this Saturday he has to face the Croatian Duje Ajdukovic (n.130) when individually and will also play in the tournament in doubles with Norwegian Casper Ruud.
“There are a lot of dynamic changes in each set”Nadal analyzed the match where “there was no control.”
If he was looking for minutes and a good feeling, finding himself on the scoreboard and struggling to come back gave him a chance to “change” in the second set with a 3-0 lead. “Then I almost lost the game in the second,” he said.
The Mallorcan tennis player praised Mariano Navone: “In the third set I was ahead again 5-2, but he was a great fighter and played a great match. I wish him all the best for the rest of the season.
Source: La Verdad
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