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Rafael Nadal concedes battling injuries and dreaming of French Open hasn’t been easy

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Updated: June 1st, 2022, 14:26 IST
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Rafael Nadal celebrates after his win in Canadian Open

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Paris: Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal has conceded that the last three-and-a-half months, following his triumph at the year’s first major — the Australian Open — hasn’t been easy as he battled a rib fracture and foot injury.

On a day when the winner of a record 21 Grand Slams defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in four hours and 12 minutes to reach his 15th French Open semifinal, Nadal was overcome by emotions as he recollect his struggles with injuries.

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“I became emotional because, of course, the last three months and a half for me, the only thing that I can say is it hasn’t been easy,” Nadal was quoted as saying by atptour.com. “Not going to be talking about all the things I went through the last couple of months any more now, because I have to keep going, but of course it hasn’t been a fun three months.

“All these things… make this match more special, without a doubt,” the winner of 13 titles at Roland Garros added.

Nadal’s build-up to his favourite Grand Slam, the French Open, has included a six-week recovery from a rib fracture and overcoming a chronic foot injury. He’s now just two wins away from recording his 14th Roland Garros title and his 22nd major crown.

“In the end, it has been a very emotional night for me. I’m still playing for nights like today. But it’s just a quarterfinal match, no? So I didn’t win anything. So I just give myself a chance to be back on court in two days, play another semifinals here in Roland Garros. It means a lot to me,” the 35-year-old said.

Nadal expressed confidence in his abilities to overcome the challenge of Germany’s Alexander Zverev in last-four.

“If I am not playing good or if I am losing in that semifinals match, (it is) not going to be because I’m not going to be focused… I have experience on that. I am not the kind of guy and player that emotionally goes high and low. I am very stable, I think, emotionally.

“I know how the things works, no? It’s the moment to enjoy today, because (it has) been a beautiful night for me, without a doubt. Very emotional one. But tomorrow (I’m) going to start thinking about things that I need to do to be ready for that semi-finals. The main goal is be focused on (keeping) the level that I have been playing today,” he added.

The Spaniard will take advantage of his two rest days after winning a pair of four-plus-hour matches against Djokovic and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Looking back on his rivalry with Djokovic, Nadal said, “This is one more episode. That’s it. We played… in the most important events, in the most important matches for a lot of years, and it’s always special to play against each other. Tonight has been just a quarterfinal match, not the final. So that’s different. But still a super classic match and in a big scenario.”

“Between Novak, Roger (Federer), myself, we have an amazing story together facing each other in the most important matches for such a long time. So that makes things more special and more emotional,” he added.

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