Rome: Pre-tournament presser transcript & photos
The transcript from Rafa’s pre-tournament presser is up on the tournament’s site.
Q: Hello. Could you talk about the adjustment form clay to Madrid to Rome in terms of conditions
R. Nadal: Well it just something it fells a little bit different with the altitude and sea level and that the only thing… it is true to play 2 Master 1000 back to back is difficult when you are in the final rounds and no time to prepare the next tournament and I arrived yesterday and so I am here to try my best.
Of course you are Rafa.
Madrid: Post final presser transcript
Photo by AP Photo/Andres Kudacki
Rafa’s post Madrid final presser transcript is up on the ASAP Sports site.
Q. Was it easier than you were expecting or really today you were playing really well in the altitude of Madrid? It’s been incredible.
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, in the end, as I said the other day, I don’t expect anything. If I expect is the most difficult thing when I go out there and play a match.
In this case what I expected was to go out
Madrid: Semifinal presser transcript
Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
The transcript from Rafa’s semifinal presser is up on ASAP Sports.
Congratulations for your victory. You’ve already played four matches here in Madrid. Given the conditions of the court and also with the altitude and the fact that you’ve been seven months without playing, the feelings are worse or better than you were expecting before coming here?
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, you know, I didn’t know if I was going to be in the final, you know. Obviously
Madrid: Semifinal videos
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Match highlights:
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Post match on court interview in Spanish:
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Post match in studio interview in English:
Post match presser excerpt in English:
Posted by ATPWorldTour.
Madrid: Quarterfinal videos
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On-court interview (Spanish):
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In-studio interview (English):
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Madrid: 3rd round presser transcript
The transcript from Rafa’s post round of 16 presser is up on the ASAP Sports site.
Q. Good afternoon, Rafa. Congratulations on the victory. We were a little bit worried. I don’t know if it was just a feeling, but you were feeling more bad than normal?
RAFAEL NADAL: No, well, you know, sometimes I feel more and sometimes I feel less. Sometimes I have pain. Since the first day sometimes it’s complicated, you know.
I try to avoid talking about it
Madrid: 2nd round presser transcript
The transcript from Rafa’s second round presser after his 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Paire is up on the ASAP Sports site.
Q. Congratulations for your victory, first of all. How did you feel? How are the feelings here? How are you recovering yourself?
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, I’m recovering. These days we do whatever we can, you know. That’s an important victory today. Each match in this kind of tournament is very demanding from the first round.
Today I played only — with the best players in
Madrid: 2nd round match videos
Rafa’s post-match in studio interview can be found on TennisTV.com.
Here’s the full match:
Posted by TennisOnlineHD.
Post-match on court interview:
Posted by molvi1501.
Interview: Thinking of the knee
An interview with Rafa was posted today to as.com: Rafael Nadal: “Todavía no logro jugar sin pensar en la rodilla” by Alejandro Delmás. Thanks to Genny and Inés, we aren’t stuck with a mangle, we have an actual translation:
Rafael Nadal: “I am still to play without thinking of the knee”
One step from being 27 years old and already with four titles in 2013, Nadal sat with AS to discuss the current situation of his career, the Madrid tournament and the
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