He may have lost to Juan Martin del Potro today 7-6, 6-1, but Rafa Nadal knows very well that his trip to Montreal has been a great success. Not only did he reach the quarterfinals and second round of doubles, but most importantly, he’s back doing what he loves doing most.
“I [am] very happy with [the way] I played the first set, no? My best level after the injury, and I was playing very good, I think. So very happy about the match today,” were Rafa’s first comments after the match.
“I had big chance [when we were] 5/2. I played a great point at 6-2, but he hit a good lob shot”, he said trying to explain his feelings about the close encounter in the first set. “I had big chance to win it. So that's a very positive thing for me. I'm very happy about that”.
Rafa will travel to Cincinnati tomorrow where he will continue with his plan to concentrate on his health first above anything else. The good news is that “The knees are very good, so that's very good [for me].”
CINCINNATI SINGLES DRAW: Rafa has a bye in the first round and will play the winner of the Seppi -vs- Qualifier match in the second Round.
Other big names on his side of the draw are, Gael Monfils, Novak Djokovic, Karlovic, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, and Gilles Simon.
Vamos Rafa!
RAFA: "I'm very happy and everything was very positive today" 
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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds;
and fedex had got another clear chance 
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