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Rafa Nadal speaks after 4th round Australian Open win

Monday, January 26 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Rafa Nadal gives his thoughts after beating Kevin Anderson in the fourth round of the Australian Open to set up a quarter-final clash with Tomas Berdych

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Rafael Nadal, third seed (on his fourth round win):

    "I had that feeling that I need to make him feel that he needs to play a winner to win the point, no? Because before my feeling was he was winning too many points only with the serve. So I tried to change that at the end of the first set. I was able to have some good returns. One very good one, but then the other ones, just put the ball inside the court and then try to let him think a little bit more than what he was doing until that moment. That's what changed the dynamic of the games on the return. Very favourable way for me."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Rafael Nadal, third seed (on his chances now he is in the second week):

    "I am one of the eight. That's the most important thing, no? I am in the last eight of the tournament. Seriously, for me, I cannot talk about that. I never talked during my career about that. But especially in this moment when you are coming back after a period of time where you were not on competition and you're going to play a very tough player like Tomas Berdych that he started the season great playing very well in Doha, and now he's here in quarterfinals. I don't know if he lost a set. I don't think so. He's playing great. Will be a very tough opponent, no? But for me quarterfinals is a great result, talking seriously."

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