Rafa took on Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu last night in the 4th round of the Cincinatti Masters. He started off playing some very wayward tennis and soon found himself 1-4 down. But slowly, slowly he started to find his range and the odd stellar shot and somehow found himself the winner of the first set by 7-5.
Then somehow, the old Rafa was released from within and he played some wonderful stuff in the second, along with the odd fist pump and "Si !!!". His next opponent is Tomas Berdych.
This is how Rafa saw it ... and welcome back.
“I’m so happy,” Rafa said, “because I played in some important points some good winners with the forehand, and I finished playing much better with the backhand and serving O.K. all the match,” then he continued. “When you start to play better and you play your best match after coming back [from an] injury, [you should] be really happy.”
"(It was) my best match. If we are talking about Montreal and here — my best match."
Link from the New York Times:-
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/sports/tennis/21tennis.html?_r=2&partner=TOPIXNEWS&ei=5099
Match clip:-
Then somehow, the old Rafa was released from within and he played some wonderful stuff in the second, along with the odd fist pump and "Si !!!". His next opponent is Tomas Berdych.
This is how Rafa saw it ... and welcome back.
“I’m so happy,” Rafa said, “because I played in some important points some good winners with the forehand, and I finished playing much better with the backhand and serving O.K. all the match,” then he continued. “When you start to play better and you play your best match after coming back [from an] injury, [you should] be really happy.”
"(It was) my best match. If we are talking about Montreal and here — my best match."
Link from the New York Times:-
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/sports/tennis/21tennis.html?_r=2&partner=TOPIXNEWS&ei=5099
Match clip:-
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