“In that moment, you think that in five minutes you are going to be in the locker room" - Nadal on turning the match against Medvedev

Nadal showed his top performance in the third set again, when he was losing already 5-1 and 40-30 but still managed to win. After the match he said:

“In that moment, what you think is probably in five minutes you are [going to be] in the locker room, because that's the more normal thing,” Nadal said. “In that moment, you play with not much pressure because you are almost lost.”

“Today the serve worked well again. I think that the beginning of the third I was two breaks down, but I didn't play that bad. Just couple of points there, and he played well and I made a couple of mistakes,” Nadal said. “That's it. No, no, the serve I'm happy with.”

Nadal also commented on his opponent who he already played in a stunning 5 set battle in the US Open final.

“Daniil is super tough mentally. He showed everybody during all this year what he achieved. If you are not able to be very solid mentally, it’s impossible, honestly,” Nadal said. “Today is one of these days that one time of 1,000 you lose this match, and it happened today. Very happy for that. Very sorry for him, honestly, because losing a match like this is tough, and it's painful. I feel very sorry for Daniil. He's a good guy, I think, and anyway, he should be very proud about all the things that he's doing.”

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