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2019 Barcelona Open SF Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem  4-6 4-6 

“After this week my confidence is back,” Nadal said. “I really believe that I made very good improvements to create a good base to try to achieve my goals during the next couple of weeks." $CUT$

“He [Thiem] played great. He did all the things that he had to do very well and with big success. I am happy the way that I played from the baseline. Starting the point in good position or in bad position, changed a lot... but the rest of the things have been positive and as I said before, congrats to him, he played great. He's a great guy and great player and I'm happy for him. I wish him all the best.”

2019 Barcelona Open QF Rafael Nadal bt. Jan-Lennard Struff  7-5 7-5

Next opponent - Dominic Thiem

"It was a pressure match because he's a very aggressive player, difficult to be on rhythm with him. I'm happy for the victory, happy to find a way to win that match and I hope to be ready for the semi-finals."
"I'm trying to be focused every single moment because one mistake, and you lose the set against this kind of player. I'm happy the way that I managed it."