PHOTOS: 2020 Nitto ATP Finals SF Rafael Nadal vs. Daniil Medvedev

2020 Nitto ATP Finals SF Rafael Nadal vs. Daniil Medvedev  6-3  6-7(4)  3-6

Rafa : “I think at the beginning of the match he was better than me. I was able to save my serves with troubles, but then I played well to have the break and then to close the set."

“In the second, a little bit the same story at the beginning, but at the end of the set I was playing a little bit better than him. And then in the 5-4 I think he played a good game and I didn't. I played a bad game. That's it. But I had a big opportunity. I lost a big opportunity.”

“I think I achieved enough to not find an excuse about the pressure. I know I won enough matches and enough tournaments in an even more difficult situation than this one... So I don't feel that way."

“I feel I played a bad game. Of course you are nervous to win the match. But not only me, everybody. It is normal to have the tension. I think he played some good points and I made a couple of mistakes."

“Small details make a big difference. Just well done for him and not enough good for me.”

Looking ahead to 2021, Rafa added:

"My goal is always the same: to go to every tournament and to give myself a chance to compete well and to try to win it. That’s the goal of every year. My motivation has been always the same. Next year gonna be an important year. I hope to be ready to fight for the things that I want to fight. I’m going to work hard during the off-season to be ready for the beginning."
 

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