The Portuguese tennis player Nuno Borges He said on Monday that he was “very happy”, but “with his feet on the ground”, after vdefeated Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Sunday in the final in Bastad (Sweden)his first victory in an ATP tournament.
Speaking to the press upon his arrival at Lisbon airport, Borges said that “I didn’t think I would make it to the finals and even more so I wouldn’t be able to face each other” to Nadal.
“I told him I’m sorry it wasn’t his best game, but it was great to see him compete and the whole world was happy with how he looked,” commented Nuno Borges.
The Portuguese player also commented that it was “surreal” to play in a final with a tennis player of the stature of Rafael Nadal, “the best of all time on clay.”
“I remember warming up to him and thinking ‘I’ve seen him so many times on TV and now I’m playing against him on the other side, watching him serve, watching him play left and right,’ and all this was very surreal at that moment,” he pointed out.
The Portuguese tennis player has already met his compatriots “they have high expectations” about his future, but that was assured “He’s not another player” and who left Sweden “With your feet on the ground”.
After the game, Borges stressed that he felt “a lot of relief” and that he is now “realizing what’s going on.”
Nuno Borges, Currently number 42 in the ATP rankings, he defeated Rafa Nadal 6-3, 6-2.
The Prime Minister of Portugal, the conservative Luis Montenegroalready Borges was congratulated for his “imperial victory” against the “mythical” Nadalhe wrote on the social network X.
Source: La Verdad
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