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Rafa reflects on "emotional" victory

Monday, June 09 2014 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Reaction from Rafael Nadal after the Spanish first seed defeated No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4, winning the French Open for a record ninth time and fifth time in a row on Sunday.

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE (English)
    (Q. Congratulations, Tel us about the match)

    "Today was very tough, very humid. The combination of two weeks of cold with the drastic change of yesterday and today, so today was the first real day that we play with that conditions. This big change I think affects us, affects our physical performance. After the one set and a half we were a little bit tired today, no? It was very important for me to win that second set. Without that second set, I don't know if I have this trophy with me now."

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

    SOUNDBITE (English)
    (Q. This was a very special victory for you, your fifth in a row. You're the first person to achieve five in a row at Roland Garros. Your ninth victory. You equal Pete Sampras with 14 Grand Slam victories. How important would you rate this victory as compared to your first, and also the last year when you come back from injury? How important would you rate this victory?)

    "That is not the most important thing, no? The most important thing today is I won the most important tournament of the world in clay, probably the most important tournament of the year for me. I did a lot of times. I think was an emotional victory after what happened in Australia."

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

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