Nadal def. Hernych賽後訪問 - 網球 Tennis

INTERVIEWS
March 12, 2006

An interview with: RAFAEL NADAL

RAFAEL NADAL: Hello month.

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. Can you win this tournament playing like that?

RAFAEL NADAL: Playing like that? Like today?

Q. Yeah, like you just played.

RAFAEL NADAL: No.

Q. How much better do you got a be?

RAFAEL NADAL: A lot of -- a lot.

Q. It was a bit windy out today. Did the conditions affect the level of
play?

RAFAEL NADAL: What?

Q. It looked quite windy. Was it tough?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, unbelievable, very difficult to play like this, no?
It's windy, and the windy is not go to the right, to the left, like this,
in front. The wind go like this (swing to left) and it's very difficult to
play like this. It's not easy and I -- I don't feel good.

The first match always is very difficult, play good. And is you -- and if
you're at -- the wind is very, very difficult.

You know what? I won and that's important. That's the most important thing.
The first match is always the most important thing, is not play good, play
good, play bad. It's the second important -- most important, to win. Because
if you win the first two matches, after I know from experience, you won the
first two matches, after you're gonna play better for sure, no?

Q. Is there anything you can do, like string your rackets a bit tighter or
anything like that on a day like today to give you more control or --

RAFAEL NADAL: Oh, no, no. No changes. All the same.

Q. Rafael, you've beaten Roger three or four times that you've played. Do
you consider that you have a legitimate rivalry now?

RAFAEL NADAL: I say always the same. I think he is -- he's the best now. He's
the best player in the world, one of the best in history, and I think I need
-- I need to improve a lot of things for try to -- you know...

Q. Do you think you have a little bit of a mental edge against him?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know. I don't like speak about -- about what's better
like -- (In Spanish)

THE MODERATOR: (Translating) I don't like to compare.

Q. What things would you like to improve upon? You said you'd like to improve.
Your strokes or something?

RAFAEL NADAL: For sure I need to improve a little bit more the serve. I am
improving this year like maybe -- I been serving well, but I improve a lot
of things. I need to improve a little bit more, the winner, the forehand
winner and I think the ball, like the slice. But, you know, everything is
important always improve every day, practicing with lot of humble and trying
100 percent in every match you know.

Q. Rafael, with the injury on your foot from last year, when you go on court
now, do you think about it at all or it's not bothering you anymore?

RAFAEL NADAL: The first match is, you might say, a little bit, no? But now,
no. I play very good week last week in Dubai, so I don't have pain. I feel
good and I don't think about anything.

Q. Do you still need to keep giving it treatment or not anymore?

RAFAEL NADAL: No. I have of some exercises, but nothing special.

Q. Rafael, what are your expectations for Wimbledon this year?

RAFAEL NADAL: Sorry?

Q. Wimbledon, looking a head.

RAFAEL NADAL: It's too far, no?

Q. It is. Okay.

RAFAEL NADAL: But for sure I always say the same, no? Wimbledon is one of
the best tournaments in the world. I want to play good on grass. I like
playing on grass, no? I like a lot, but I improve. And for this time I gonna
play on Queens, and after that, I going to stay in London for one week before
Wimbledon, no?

So I try my best preparation for try to play, try to improve the last one for
play a good Wimbledon.

Q. How are the courts playing here? Are they favorable to your game the way
that the ball bounces off these courts and sticking into the surface?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yes, is okay. Not like -- the court is okay. We can play good.
The wind is difficult because we have wind and the ball, it's okay, no? It
depend. ATP, we play all Master Series like that, with the same balls and,
you know, we think with the weather, but the balls after three or four games
stay like this, no, very big.




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