Rafael Nadal Interview at the Eurosport (ES) studio after R4 at AO 2018

Translated by Genny SS:

"After today's match he was empty, but if he's able to recover well (which he hopes to), it'll be a good match as it's always good to win matches w/o playing too well. Next rival is completely different.
Rafa says we're now heading to a different tournament. The matches he was supposed to be the winner are over. From now on, anything can happen & every win will mean a lot of points.
Rafa's reminded that w/today's win he'll remain #1 after AO. Rafa says before AO started he knew it could happen but had forgotten & wasn't aware of it after his win today. Anyway (as we all know), #1 ranking isn't in his mind at all now. He just wants to be ready for next match.
Finally, Rafa's been asked if he'd seen ND playing any of his matches. Rafa's said he watched his R3 match against Ramos & thinks he looked impressive. Despite the MTOs he took, Rafa thinks ND's game looked terrific & didn't seem to be affected by any issue.

In his interview with Alex for Eurosport, Rafa's spoken about how today's higher humidity has made conditions particularly tough & Alex has asked him how he plans his recovery after a match like today's.

The first thing he'll do is to go to the hotel & have dinner. Then, he'll likely spend 1.5 h on the massage table. The most important thing though is to rest & sleep well. Sometimes after these matches it's more difficult to fall asleep because you're too tired. As for tomorrow, even if some would think it's time to relax and not do much, he thinks it's good to activate your body. He'll have a short but intense practice in the morning, because the body needs movement when you're tired. Finally, in the evening he'll spend more time on the massage table if needed (again 1 h or 1.5 h depending on how he feels tomorrow), working on the areas that may be more overloaded. He has a large experience on this and expects to recover well."

Видео Rafael Nadal Interview at the Eurosport (ES) studio after R4 at AO 2018 канала Tanika Molvi