Rafael Nadal downplays Grand Slam race as he claims Djokovic and Federer are ‘equal’ | Tennis | Sport
“This is one more episode, no. That’s it. We played, as I said before, 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,” he said. While Nadal thought the match’s significance was minimised by being a quarter-final, he still hailed his “emotional” rivalry with both Djokovic and Nadal.
“Tonight have been just a quarterfinals match, not the final. So that’s different,” he said after his four-hour-and-12-minute win. “But still a super classic match and in a big scenario. So yeah, between Novak, Roger, myself, we have an amazing story together facing each other in the most important matches for such a long time. So that makes the things more special and more emotional.”
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