The Spanish Rafael Nadal congratulated his compatriot Pablo Carreño, against whom he suffered a lot to beat him in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1,000 in Paris.
“He started very well, he was very comfortable with his serve, I couldn’t be solid in the rest and it didn’t hurt. We must congratulate him because he has managed to play very aggressive. Little by little I have improved my rest, ”said the Spaniard after winning 4-6, 7-5 and 6-1.
”Carreño has been playing at a high level since the lockdown ended, putting the best in the world in trouble and winning some. He has played very aggressive, he has played well many moments of the game. You have to give him a lot of credit for the level he is playing at, ”he said.
“I have done things well and what I have done less well has been subtract. I have not subtracted well enough and that allows him to play more calmly. I had the first ball in a comfortable position, “he added.
“As the game progressed, things got more complicated, but I subtracted better, I found a more suitable position and created more problems for him. He has felt the pressure and has begun to fail, “said Nadal, who highlighted as key moments having raised a 0-40 in the first game of the second set and having broken at 6-5 to score the sleeve.
“In the third set I was in an ascending position and he was in a more complicated one because of the trend. He played better than me at the beginning but things have been equalized, “said the Spaniard, who underlined how well his service is working for him in the tournament.
