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Rafael Nadal: "I was able to play during these two weeks with extreme conditions, it was a big risk and the only way to give myself a chance at Roland Garros" The Spaniard talked to the press following his win over Casper Ruud in the French Open final "I think I started the match playing very well first couple of games. Then I played a very bad game with 2-Love at the beginning, two double faults, and then a mistake with my forehand. So then I was able to have the break again. I was a little bit nervous at the beginning. My serve didn't work as well as other days. So I had to play a little bit more safe with my serve, no? But then I was able to stabilize a little bit the feeling on my serve, and then I think I taked control of the point a lot of times with my forehand against his backhand. But then I think that the key today was my backhand, cross-backhand, no? I think that creates a lot of damage on Casper today, because I was able to open the court very well to that way, and make him play with a bigger court. I have to run more to cover his forehand, so then hitting that shot he was not able -- I was not able to be that predictable. So he was not able to move around and hit his forehand very often from his backhand side. That's a big danger on a forehand like his one. In the second set, I think was a tough moment the beginning, because I had a 15-40 at the beginning of the second set that I missed a volley, I don't know, very strange. Then I hitted the forehand down the line. That was a winner, went out just -- I missed just for a little bit but was a good hit. Then I played a very bad game with the 2-1. So that was the toughest moment on the match, in my opinion, because 3-1 for him. Then if he is able to hold serve, 4-1, you are in trouble, no? But I was lucky that he make a couple of mistakes. I make some good points. I was able straightaway to have the break back, and after that, everything changed. I think the momentum of him, I was able to stop his momentum, and then I started to hit very well the backhand cross. I was able to play solid, not many mistakes, take the control on the point. Of course after that moment, everything went very smooth. I am very happy. What is mindset right now? As I said in the previous days, it's obvious that with circumstances that I am playing, I can't and I don't want to keep going, so the mindset is very clear, no? I gonna keep working and to try to find a solution and an improvement for what's happening in the foot. Have been an amazing and very emotional two weeks. But it's obvious that, and I didn't want to talk about the foot during the tournament, as everybody knows, I said I'm going to speak after the tournament, and now I can speak because I want to be focused on my tennis and to respect on the rivals. I was able to play during these two weeks with extreme conditions, no? I have been playing with an injections on the nerves to sleep the foot, and that's why I was able to play during these two weeks, no, because I have no feelings on my foot, because my doctor was able to put anesthetic injections on the nerves. That takes out the feeling on my foot. But at the same time, it's a big risk in terms of less feelings, a little bit bigger risk of turning your ankle or have produce another stuff there. So of course Roland Garros is Roland Garros. Everybody know how much means to me this tournament, so I wanted to keep trying and to give myself a chance here. That's was the only way to give myself a chance here, no? So I did it. And I can't be happier and I can't thank enough my doctor for all the things he did during all my tennis career, helping me in every tough moment. But it's obvious that I can't keep competing with the foot asleep. So now is the moment to go back. We have been talking a lot about what's going on and what the possibility is. So now knowing that if we are able to sleep the two nerves that creates an impact on the foot improves that much, then we can try to make a treatment to try to create this feeling in a permanent condition/ So that's the thing that we are planning to do the next week. I don't know yet when. And then I don't know how to say in English exactly the treatment, but gonna be a radio frequency injection on the nerve and trying to burn a little bit the nerve and create the impact that I have now on the nerve for a long period of time. That's what we are gonna try. If that works, I gonna keep going. If that not works, then gonna be another story. And then I gonna answer to myself, I gonna ask to myself about if I am ready to do a major thing without being sure that the things are going the proper way, for example. A major surgery that don't guarantee me to be able to be competitive again and it gonna take a long time to be back. I'm going to be in Wimbledon if my body is ready to be in Wimbledon. That's it. Wimbledon is not a tournament that I want to miss. I think nobody want to miss Wimbledon. I love Wimbledon. I had a lot of success there. I live amazing emotions there. So full credit and respect to the tournament. A player like me, I am always ready to play Wimbledon. So if you ask me if I will be in Wimbledon, I can't give you a clear answer. If I want to win Wimbledon, of course. Let's see how the treatment works. I don't know. I don't want to talk about how many injections I had, because as you can imagine, I had to take a lot of anti-inflammatories too. But before every single match I had to do a couple of injections too. So let's do step by step, as I did all my tennis career. Next step is that. After that, let's see how it works. Hopefully, and I am always positive works more or less well, and can take it out a little bit the pain that I have. If that happens, let's see if I am able to keep going for grass season". Website BTU - Ukrainian Tennis - joins the fundraising to help internally displaced persons in Dnipropetrovsk Region
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