Intro:

Reaction from Novak Djokovic after the Serb second seed was beaten 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 by No.1 Rafael Nadal in the final of the French Open on Sunday.

Script:

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(Q. What was going on in the match for you?)

"These kind of big matches obviously take the best out of players. And of course it's a huge challenge. I tried to do my best. My best wasn't as the best against him in Rome a couple weeks ago. But, you know, it's how it is. Congratulations to him. He was a better player in the crucial moments. Of course it's disappointing for me, but life goes on. It's not the first time or last time that I lost a match."

SUPER CAPTION: Novak Djokovic, lost to Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4

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(Q. Do you feel that you were not in the best physical condition today since two days ago you seemed to have some nose problems or something?)

"It's not impossible, but it's very, very difficult to stay with Rafa in this court, you know, throughout the whole match on the highest level of performance. It's normal that you have ups and downs. I was just hoping that in the fourth I would be able to come back. I started feeling, as I said, a little bit better, but I wasn't managing to, you know, bring my A game when it was most needed in the end of the fourth."

SUPER CAPTION: Novak Djokovic, lost to Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4