"I need to improve" - Nadal after round two Wimbledon victory

Rafael Nadal has been challenged in his first two matches at Wimbledon, but he is through to the third round without facing any significant danger.

The latest challenger was Lithuanian Ricardas Berankins who snatched a set off of Rafa while also leading in two sets he lost. It was a battle but Nadal was happy that he won so he could get another chance to play at Wimbledon.

He said:

"Every day is a challenge, that's the truth. All the opponents are difficult. We are playing against the best players of the world and especially even in these conditions, it will be more [difficult]. I didn't play much on grass for the past three years. Every day is an opportunity to improve and today I'm through, so that gives me the chance to keep going. [I am] very happy for that."

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Nadal understands that this level won't win him the event and that's the goal after all. He explained:

"I need to improve. But I think the fourth set was much better. I think it was a good level of tennis in that fourth set. The serve worked much better. In the end I was able to play a little bit more aggressive with the forehand. At the beginning, it was too many mistakes, but that's a process. It's important for me to accept that things are not perfect and [that I need to] just keep working, being humble and accept the challenge."

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