Rafael Nadal was especially happy by the communion maintained with the public on the way to his fifteenth semifinal of Roland Garros.
physical situation “I don’t know what will happen after this tournament. I’m very clear with that, I don’t have to hide anything at my age. I have what I have in my foot and if we don’t find a solution it’s difficult for me. At the moment we have not found a solution. Playing the semifinals gives me a lot of energy for me and we’ll see how it goes down here (left foot)”.
presence of your doctor. “I already said in Rome that having my doctor here helps me do things. I’ll talk about this when the tournament is over. I do everything to try to play in the best conditions.”
Big Three. “From my perspective, the three of us have fulfilled our objectives and we have made history because we have done things that had not happened before. The level is similar.
Semifinals. “I know I haven’t won anything, it’s just the quarters. The only thing I’ve done is give myself a chance to be in the semifinals. It has been a very nice night for me and the objective is to maintain the level of tennis that I have had today”.
Stand support. “They probably know that I won’t be here many more times. Feeling the support of the people in this place, which is the most special of my career, is something incredible.”
Early morning tennis. “It’s late to play tennis, but I can’t complain because we have two days off. I understand the business side: television pays a lot to have these games so late, tournaments win and so do the players.”
Philippe Chatrier. “This track is special to me and it has something unique. On the day that I needed it the most I managed to achieve a level that apparently I didn’t have.”
