Rafael Nadal admitted his Wimbledon final overcome against Novak Djokovic was forged not just on the grass of the All England Club. Sunday's 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 loss was Nadal's fifth of the year to the Serb, who this daybreak takes his equitable place as world number one.
Nadal took a 20-match winning run at Wimbledon into the match against a man playing his first final but, when the crunch moments arrived; it was Djokovic who held his nerve.When I was 100% to play, I lost against him five times,said Nadal. The rest of the year I won approximately every match. So I'm doing things very well, but almost certainly not against him. That's what I have to change.
Almost certainly the mental part is a little bit unsafe for me, because when I was at 5-4, I played a bad game from 30-0. When I was 4-3 down in the fourth set, I played another bad game with my serve.To win these kinds of competition, I have to play well. These kinds of tip can change the match.
When I had the break point in the first game of the fourth set, I didn't play that point well. That was a big moment for me. Because I came back with the 6-1, if I start the fourth with a break it can change everything.To change things I almost certainly have to be a little bit less nervous, play more aggressive, and all the time is persuaded with me. That's what I'm going to try next time. If not, I'm going to be here clarification the sixth.
Djokovic's win made it 48 conquests from 49 matches in a strange season that has also brought him the Australian Open and six ATP World Tour titles, with his only defeat coming against Roger Federer in the French Open semi-finals. The 24-year-old, who secured the figure one ranking with his semi-final win over Jo-Wilfred Tsonga on Friday, said: I run to attain a life goal and I manage to make my reverie come true, all in three days.
It's just an incredible feeling that I'm never going to forget. This is the best day of my tennis career.For these kinds of days, I was practicing every day, being dedicated, being tennis specialized. Any sportsperson in the world dreams of being number one. This is astounding that gives us a lot of incentive.So finally when you really do it and when you know that you're the best, it's just an astonishing achievement.