Nadal: “I am very sad, Zverev has had an incredible tournament”

Rafael Nadal showed mixed feelings after reaching the fourteenth Roland Garros final due to Alexander Zvevev’s abandonment due to a severe ankle sprain at the gates of the second tie-break of the match.

“It’s a dream to be in the final, but I didn’t want to be this way. I am human and I feel sorry for him, “said the Balearic. “These were the slowest conditions because there was a lot of humidity and it was difficult to create effects on the ball. It has been a miracle the first set that I have won, but I have been fighting all the time, “said the Spaniard.

He was reminded of the physical condition that diminished him in Rome and from which he seems very recovered: «I have done everything to give myself an opportunity to be where I am and to be in the Roland Garros final an important success. It is a dream come true that is worth all the sacrifices.”

However, he avoided false optimism: «You have to be realistic and I assume my current limitations. I haven’t trained for three months to endure depending on what things. I stayed in the match as best I could, but it’s true that I was in a better position at the end of the set. I had more energy than for a while, which was gone.”

What do you prefer the title or a different caption? «I prefer to lose the final and have a new foot that allows me to be happier in my day to day. Winning is nice and fills you with momentary joy. But life goes on and that is the most important thing. I have a life ahead of me and I would like to play amateur sports with my friends and this right now is unknown.