Roland Garros Final- Nadal vs Ferrer
By Zack Garrison in News
Updated: January 17, 2018 at 9:40 am ESTPublished:
Rafael Nadal looks for his eighth Roland Garros title over the last nine years and eleven Grand Slam total, but he will have friend David Ferrer in front as his only obstacle. Nadal takes Ferrer in the Roland Garros final 2013 this Sunday at 9 AM ET.
To get to the final Nadal took 4 hours and 37 minutes to beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7.
“I was ready for the fight,” Nadal said. “I really fought a lot; a real emotional match. These kinds of matches make the sport big.”
Nadal lives and dies by suffering on every match, especially the ones against Nole.
“You know, I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering, and this kind of matches are very special. You don’t have the chance to play this kind of matches every day,” Rafael Nadal said. “So when this kind of matches happens you suffer, but I really enjoy these moments, no? I really enjoy suffering, because what’s harder is when I am (back home) in Mallorca last year, and I had to watch this kind of matches on the TV.”
For Ferrer, the idea is to be ready, calm and rested to face Nadal. He beat Tsonga in the semis 6-1, 7-6, 6-2 and didn’t waste a lot of effort.
“I am not tired,” he said. “This is very important playing against Rafa because I need to be 100 percent to do well against him.”
The record between Nadal and Ferrer is 20-5 for Rafa; in clay is 16-1 for Nadal.
Rafael Nadal looks for his eighth Roland Garros title over the last nine years and eleven Grand Slam total, but he will have friend David Ferrer in front as his only obstacle. Nadal takes Ferrer in the Roland Garros final 2013 this Sunday at 9 AM ET.
To get to the final Nadal took 4 hours and 37 minutes to beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7.
“I was ready for the fight,” Nadal said. “I really fought a lot; a real emotional match. These kinds of matches make the sport big.”
Nadal lives and dies by suffering on every match, especially the ones against Nole.
“You know, I learned during all my career to enjoy suffering, and this kind of matches are very special. You don’t have the chance to play this kind of matches every day,” Rafael Nadal said. “So when this kind of matches happens you suffer, but I really enjoy these moments, no? I really enjoy suffering, because what’s harder is when I am (back home) in Mallorca last year, and I had to watch this kind of matches on the TV.”
For Ferrer, the idea is to be ready, calm and rested to face Nadal. He beat Tsonga in the semis 6-1, 7-6, 6-2 and didn’t waste a lot of effort.
“I am not tired,” he said. “This is very important playing against Rafa because I need to be 100 percent to do well against him.”
The record between Nadal and Ferrer is 20-5 for Rafa; in clay is 16-1 for Nadal.
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Zack is a tour guide whose favorite sports are football, baseball, and golf. He enjoys giving obnoxious commentary during games and hopes to some day write a book about sports. His favorite underdog victory was the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees in game 7 of the World Series.
