WIMBLEDON

June 21, 2005

Rafael Nadal

THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon. Questions for Rafael Nadal. English questions first, for which Rafael will be assisted by an interpreter.

RAFAEL NADAL: I have a very good feelings today, no? I play I think a good match. I serve very good today, and that's important for my game, no? After I think I am happy with my forehand because in grass sometimes I don't play very well with the forehand. I'm very happy for my match today, no?

RAFAEL NADAL: No, I won 6-4, 6-3, 6-0. I think is a good match, and is a little bit easy.

RAFAEL NADAL: I have my ones (smiling). I have my white ones, and it's okay.

RAFAEL NADAL: No, I watch the match before, before my match, Henin. So Daniilidou play good match. Every tournament is different, every match is different.

RAFAEL NADAL: For everything is different the change, no? But I think I practice very, very good the last days, and I have confidence for the tournament, no?

RAFAEL NADAL: Yes, I have practice in Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (smiling).

RAFAEL NADAL: Two hours half, three hours every day.

RAFAEL NADAL: No, I think the last time I play with this one, and now I play with (indicating shorter sleeves).

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know. Two years before I have 16, 17, and now I have 19, no? Evolution (smiling). Evolution with age.

RAFAEL NADAL: Nothing special, no.

RAFAEL NADAL: I won the first round, and I know -- I think I cannot win this year, no? But I am happy with the match of today because I watch in the match, I can play good in grass, no? And that's important, not only for today, for the next years. If I improve some things in my game, I think any year I can play good here, no, good result.

RAFAEL NADAL: Because I think here, there is a lot of players better, no? I think Federer is better here. Hewitt is better. Roddick is better. Henman is better. But not only these four. Every match is difficult here because if you find any player when he serve very good, is complicated, no?

RAFAEL NADAL: I am trying. I think I am playing good on grass, but I know every match is different. I am playing good. But after tomorrow, I don't know.

RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, I have a good relation with him. I know Andy at four years, five years before with Juniors competitions. And that's important, no? He's young. He won today I think the first match in one Grand Slam, and that's important. That's good for the England people, no?

RAFAEL NADAL: I never play against him. I only play against him in doubles.

RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, he's playing good, no? I watch Andy normally in the Internet when he won some futures, when he play good in Queen's. I think he's playing good. He need improve some things, but he's young and he try for sure.

RAFAEL NADAL: Every player can do that, no? Every player can improve. And if he improve, for sure he can do in the Top 10, no?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know. I am in Mallorca. I think Barcelona is a good site, good place for practice. In Barcelona we have a lot of players and a lot of tournaments, ATP tournaments, futures, satellites. And that's very important because you can play every week, no?

RAFAEL NADAL: If I won two years before to this year I am in the final, no? No, I remember that match. I think I play a very, very good match against him. There is my first match after my injury, the elbow, and that's important because in this match I can see I can play good in grass, no?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know. I only think about every day, about the match of doubles tomorrow, and to improve, improve my game for play in a year good here.

RAFAEL NADAL: Thank you very much. I need, I think.

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know. I don't know. If any player can want to play good and he have a good illusion for the tennis, he can practice in Great Britain, in Barcelona, or anyplace, no? Because now, you know, in a lot of sites have a good place and a good coach. But the most important thing is the illusion for the game and one other important thing is have a partners for practice good, no?

RAFAEL NADAL: I don't know. I only think the most important thing is enjoy the game and (indiscernible).

RAFAEL NADAL: No, I always say Wimbledon is special for me, no, because in Wimbledon only one Spanish player won, no, Manolo Santana. It's important, I want to improve on grass. I like play on grass, no? Is nice. I want to do an important tournament here.

RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, that's normal, no? Is only two weeks, and for adapt is not easy. I think I going play -- I going to play in Halle is important for me because I have the contact with the grass two days, three days, and that's important for the thing about change the game, no? And when I arrive here, is not all new for me, no? That's good.