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MC: Semifinal presser transcript

Rafa’s semifinal presser is up:

Q. Was the key today that you played better the big points, saving all the breakpoints?

RAFAEL NADAL: The difficult matches always decides, yes, a few balls. For sure I saved all the breakpoints. The most important one was the 3-All, 15-40. That was the most important on the match because I know after that I play with new balls. That is better for me because the bounces are higher and more favorable for me, and with

MC: Post final interviews (video)

On court post-match interview in Spanish:

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In studio post-match interview in Spanish:

And English.

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22 Apr 2012 | by miri | 3 Comments

MC: Final videos

The full match:

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Hot Shot:

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Highlights:

Trophy ceremony:

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MC: Trophy ceremony photos

Lots of photos from the trophy ceremony.

Photos by REUTERS/Eric Gaillard, VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images, Clive Brunskill/Getty Images, REUTERS/Olivier Anrigo, and SEBASTIEN NOGIER/AFP/Getty Images

22 Apr 2012 | by miri | 15 Comments

MC: Final photos

I can’t seem to find a lot of match photos. Hope these (mainly of Rafa celebrating post win) will do. Trophy photos to follow.

Photos by VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images, Clive Brunskill/Getty Images, REUTERS/Eric Gaillard, REUTERS/Olivier Anrigo, and SEBASTIEN NOGIER/AFP/Getty Images

22 Apr 2012 | by miri | 6 Comments

It’s a final of an important tournament, so it’s got to be Rafole, right? Rafa came out playing aggressively and Nole, well, didn’t. Nole seemed off and was hitting many more errors than usual. I’m not smart enough to say whether Rafa’s play had a part in this or it was all Nole. I suspect a bit of the former and a big dose of the latter. Rafa broke early in each set and used the confidence he gained from the

MC: Quarterfinal presser

Rafa’s quarterfinal presser transcript is up:

Q. You’re in the semis without losing a set. Everything is under control or…

RAFAEL NADAL: Never is under control everything, no? But yesterday and today improved the level. Today was a difficult match. I had before the match big respect for this afternoon. He arrived to the match playing I think great. Fantastic victory yesterday, 6-3, 6-3, so…

I think I did well, no? I happy about the