PHOTOS/VIDEO: 2018 Mutua Madrid Open QF Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem

2018 Mutua Madrid Open QF Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem  5/7 3/6 

Rafael Nadal: "Today I haven't read the ball good enough to be able to handle the situation, to put him in places where he didn't feel  comfortable to play. I was not good enough with my  forehand or my backhand to open to his forehand, then to find a space to  the backhand" 

"I would say today whenever I tried to hit my backhand to his forehand, I  was never in a good enough position to place the ball on the lines, to open the court. I wasn't putting myself in position. He always had  position to move around and to play a good shot"

"I haven't played well, so all the balls seemed to be more difficult. I didn't read the timing of the ball properly to be able to place myself on the court, and to dominate the point with confidence"

"I just have to analyze what's going on, and just try to play with more determination, more aggressive. But I can't think that I am not doing the things enough well. I can't think I have to do a lot of things different, with the results I had" (via Ubitennis)

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