[訪問]Nadal def. Grosjean
Q. Yesterday the crowd, when it began to go a little crazy because it
didn't understand the rule, did it bother you? Did it unnerve you a
little bit for a while?
RAFAEL NADAL: (In Spanish.) Can I speak Spanish, please?
Well, the crowd yesterday didn't really behave as they maybe should
behave when watching a match of tennis. But this is France. You know,
it's not Spain. I'd never seen anything like that in Spain, that's
for sure. But now I'm here. I'm in France. It was just for a really
silly thing.
I think the umpire was absolutely right. I didn't see the point after
on television, but I think he was absolutely right. He saw when he
couldn't play the point, he went to see the umpire. I think the umpire
was right. Then the crowd got rowdy. They started whistling at that
point.
We should have gone to the locker room until the crowd got quiet again
because just waiting there for 10 minutes, you know, for people to
calm down, I've never seen anything like that. It did make me lose my
concentration somewhat.
Q. Was it important for you to have more of a test, losing the set?
It was more of a test than in previous matches. Was that important for
you for this tournament?
RAFAEL NADAL: (In Spanish.) Yes, well, losing a set, there's always a
positive side to everything. When you're in a difficult situation,
there are lessons to be learned. I'm happy because, first, I was playing
well. I felt a little bit nervous after and I made a few errors, then
there was the break. After that, things went smoothly.
Q. Sebastien did a good job yesterday of getting inside the court and
taking the ball early to try to keep the ball from getting too high.
What did you do to try to counteract that?
RAFAEL NADAL: (In Spanish.) Well, no, yesterday the court was very
soft. You know, there was rain, no sun, it was cold. The balls were
not very high. After that, well, today things were much better for me
and I think I played a bit better than him.
Yesterday, with all the show, with the crowd, until then, things had
gone all right. I was 4-Love. There was a break. After that, well,
with the crowd, I lost my concentration, then a break, a break back.
I lost my control over the match.
Q. Since last year's Davis Cup final, everything has been big for you.
A lot has happened. How have you enjoyed the extra attention? Does it
bother you? Do you like it? Things like the photo shoot the other day,
things like that, can you talk about that.
RAFAEL NADAL: (In Spanish.) No, nothing special. I don't particularly
enjoy attention. For me what's important is to play well. If I play
well, then I feel calm. You know, the attention, well, I was feeling
a little bit tense yesterday. I wasn't very focused. But despite that,
I still managed to win the match.
But, yeah, when I think back, it wasn't easy, obviously.
Q. John McEnroe says you're the most impressive player he's seen since a
young Boris Becker. Do you like former players expressing an opinion
or do you tend not to listen to other people's opinions?
RAFAEL NADAL: No, I'm very pleased with what McEnroe said. When such
an important player, the best player ever, says something like that,
obviously it's important to me.
But I know who I am, whatever people say. I know that I'm where I am
because I've been putting a lot of hours into tennis and that I've
been improving my tennis on a daily basis. I know that's what I've
got to continue doing. That's my main aim, to continue to improve,
and continue to improve on other surfaces, not just clay.
Q. This is your first French Open. Everything looks so easy for you.
Is that only an impression we have? Also in Hamburg you said you would
be surprised to finish the French Open this year at this stage. Do you
think it's possible?
RAFAEL NADAL: (In Spanish.) No, this match hasn't been easy at all.
Well, recently in Barcelona, in Rome, I've been playing matches that
are extremely difficult for me. Nevertheless, I win 6-2, 6-2. So it's
very surprising to me. I think that's when you feel confident.
But matches also feel very difficult for me. The match with Gasquet
also had difficult moments, and the first one as well. I think nobody
wins easily here in France.
Winning Roland Garros, well, I'm in the quarterfinals now. There are
still eight. I'm one among eight players.
Q. Next is David Ferrer. Very hard-fighting player, never seems to
get tired on the court. Had a big comeback against Gaudio. What are
the things that concern you about his game?
RAFAEL NADAL: (In Spanish.) He has been playing very well. He made it
to the semis in Miami, quarterfinals in Monte-Carlo and semis in Rome.
Now he's in quarterfinals. He's impressive really. I played him in
Rome. I realize that I'm going to have to play my best tennis to win
against him.
Well, we shall see what happens on the day of the match.
I'm also playing well. He probably thinks also that it's going to be a
tough match. I think it's a tough match, but he probably thinks it's a
tough match, as well. We'll see. It's probably a complicated match for
the two of us.
THE MODERATOR: Questions in Spanish.
Q. With what happened yesterday, it's clear that it's Grosjean who is
responsible for this. How would you analyze what happened yesterday?
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, you know, whatever Grosjean did, I mean, he tried
to hit a ball, and he knew that he wasn't right. With Gasquet, as
well, the crowd started reacting. But they didn't have an opportunity
maybe.
As soon as the crowd got an opportunity, they reacted. The opportunity
was exploited by Grosjean. We've never seen anything like it, waiting
for 10 minutes on the court like that. Today the crowd was more focused,
more respectful, so that was better.
Q. There's also waiting before serving.
RAFAEL NADAL: I didn't notice that.
Q. What were you thinking during those 10 minutes when the crowd was
standing and making so much noise?
RAFAEL NADAL: I'm saying, "Don't be stupid. Don't lose your focus.
Get on with your job. You're winning." That's it. I tried to concentrate.
But it's not easy because you miss your first serve, everybody starts
cheering. You make a mistake, and again people start shouting. It was
difficult. Then in the third set, I managed to concentrate. It was
really much better because I could start that third set feeling much
calmer.
Q. You had a really tough time during those 10 minutes. It's a very
unusual situation. After yesterday, when you went back to your hotel,
did you manage to sleep well after what had happened?
RAFAEL NADAL: Yes. Yeah, you know. The match got a little complicated,
got a little out of hand. Obviously, you know, it's really annoying
that things start really smoothly ? I win the first set, I'm feeling
very comfortable on the court, and then all of a sudden there's all
this rowdy crowd. The really good thing was that after the third set,
I was winning 3-Love. That was all right.
I often try to break at the beginning of the set. That's usually what
I try to do. 3-Love, that really helped me to relax afterwards.
Then today, well, I was feeling more relaxed.
Q. Yesterday the crowd had a specific type of behavior in France, two
precedents with Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf where Martina Hingis
went on the other side of the net, and the crowd reacted, then she
lost. Then last year with Coria, the crowd was shouting so much for
Gaudio that it really affected Coria. How did you come back today?
Were you afraid this would happen?
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, you know, once it's happened once, you feel all
right. I wasn't nervous at all. I thought if the same thing happens,
it's not going to affect me in the same way. Maybe I would have gotten
a little nervous if it had happened, but less so than yesterday because
I'd overcome the situation yesterday.
When the third set resumed this morning, I just got into the game
again. I focused on my game and forgot about everything else.
Q. Did you have the possibility of talking to Grosjean about what
happened?
RAFAEL NADAL: No.
Q. Will you speak with him?
RAFAEL NADAL: No, I'm not going to speak to him about anything.
Q. Apart from your tennis, where does your inspiration come from?
Does football inspire you as well?
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, no, I'd never thought about things in those terms.
You're inspiration comes from within. It doesn't come from anywhere
else. It depends what you feel. Some people are warm. Some people have
a lot of body language. Some people throw their racquet. When I score?
each player has their own body language. It doesn't come from football
or anywhere else. It just comes from myself.
Q. You said Grosjean and yourself haven't spoken. Yesterday when you
finished, did he say something to you?
RAFAEL NADAL: No, nothing.
Q. Because I read in a newspaper that you had said something to
Grosjean yesterday.
RAFAEL NADAL: No, no, it's an invention. I didn't say anything to Grosjean.
I said something to the umpire. I said not to count the points. For
10 minutes, the umpire was saying to be quiet. I said that it was
pointless to say that.
But, no, no, apart from that, the only thing I was saying was why were people
reacting when I lost my serve.
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