After beating Stefano Travaglia on the fast track and with very good feelings in the third round of Roland Garros, Rafa Nadal spoke at a press conference about the game, the fact of having played it on the indoor court and about his next opponent, who is a declared admirer of the Spanish.
The Chatrier cover: “There is no wind, the sound is different from the US Open, the ceiling is very high, so it is not comparable to playing on a normal indoor court. It is a different feeling, it was cold but it was not dramatic and the feeling was better. as there is no wind, the experience has been good ”.
The acting: “It was my best match against the most demanding rival of the three that I have had. I competed well to get a very positive result. I have done many things well. Perhaps Travaglia is not well known and tennis is a sport of moments. He is now higher than his ranking indicates. I knew that I had to take a step forward, be more aggressive. The crossed backhand has been good for me, I served well to dominate. He has not played at ease and I have remained stable and very safe with my serve “.
Next rival: “It is always flattering that it is a source of inspiration and motivation for someone. Korda has enormous potential and a great future ahead of him. The game is important for both of us and I will go out to give my one hundred percent, with the utmost respect. The potential of young people it is not known how far it goes. They may have days with a potential higher than their ranking because they are in continuous evolution “.
Roof open or closed: “I prefer not to change things where I have been successful, but if the conditions get bad I prefer to play with the roof closed. They told me today that there was a threat of rain it was better to leave the roof closed. It seemed perfect to me.”