MADRID, 25 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal has assured that this Saturday's victory against his compatriot Pablo Carreño (6-1, 6-2, 6-4), who has given him the ticket to the round of 16, has been his “best game so far” at the Australian Open, the first 'Grand Slam' of the season.
“It has been my best match of the tournament so far, without a doubt, so it is very positive. I am sorry for Pablo, who is a good friend of mine. I wish him all the best for the rest of the season,” Nadal said in remarks. to John McEnroe at the Rod Laver Arena.
In addition, the Balearic highlighted his game on Saturday and his solvency to serve in a game in which he did not grant a chance to break the Asturian. “I think today I did very well with my service; then I started to connect some very good right shots to the line, and that was the key for me,” he said.
On whether he had preferences on which opponent to face in the eighths, whether Australian Nick Kyrgios or Russian Karen Khachanov, Nadal said “both are great players.” “Nick is always excited to play here at home and Karen is a player with great potential. I will be watching, enjoying a good game of tennis between two of the best players in the world,” he said.
On the other hand, he confessed that he had spent the night to see the match between the Swiss Roger Federer and the Australian John Millman, in which after more than four hours and five sets he managed to impose the world number three (4-6, 7-6 ( 2), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8)). “I saw until one o'clock, it was impossible to sleep watching the game,” he explained.
“In the end it was very emotional, I enjoyed it. Millman is a fighter, it seems that he never stops running, and has a smile on his face and positive attitude throughout the game. I think he has a great character on the track,” he said about The ocean player.