By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz won only three games in his previous meeting against Rafa Nadal but after pushing the 21-times major win...
The amount of passion and determination that he has to become a great champion. If he’s down, he’s able to play at a great level in the tough moments,” Alcaraz said. “Now I know how to play against these kind of players.
Rafael Nadal outlasted Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the BNP Paribas Open final and improve to 20-0 this year.
Fritz bashed a return of Rublev’s serve to take the pivotal break and the match.“I was just like so much relief and I just couldn’t believe it,” Fritz said. Nadal said his eyes hurt because of sand stirred up by the wind.In the first semifinal, Fritz came out strongly in front of a supportive crowd at the tournament where he’s been coming since he was a kid from his home near San Diego. He served a love game to open the match and then promptly broke Rublev and held again for a 3-0 lead.“I was not the favorite in today’s match and so I was able to play a little freer,” said Fritz, a semifinalist here five months ago when the event was held in October because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “If he’s down, he’s able to play at a great level in the tough moments.”Alcaraz hit 39 winners to 20 for Nadal. The teen saved 15 of the 20 break points he faced through the first two sets, but couldn’t stop the net-rushing Nadal who broke him to go up 4-3.That’s when Nadal called for a trainer, who appeared to give the soon-to-be 36-year-old star an adjustment. The men stayed on serve until the 10th game.Rublev saved eight of the 11 break points he faced, but he missed an easy forehand volley on top of the net to give Fritz his first match point. He served out the set, 6-4.“If you are playing with Rafa, you have to be calm, you have to think well in the tough moments,” Alcaraz said. He later said he hurt his hand “a little bit.”In the second set, Fritz came up with a big hold at 5-4, firing an ace down the T after fighting off two break points. “That’s what I learned in this match.”Alcaraz got Nadal’s attention from the start, breaking him in the first game of the match. Rublev needed a medical timeout before the start of the second set to tend to a bloodied hand. He had a chance to serve out the first set leading 5-2, but the Rublev won the next three games to tie it, 5-all.Fritz took a 6-5 lead with a 112-mph ace. The Russian had won 13 consecutive matches since Feb. 14, including back-to-back titles at Marseille and Dubai.Nadal staved off three break points on his serve in the fifth game of the third set and then broke Alcaraz with a forehand volley winner to go up 5-3. Nadal served out the match with a love game, punctuating the 3-hour, 12-minute struggle with a 95-mph ace.“Rafa has thousand lives,” Alcaraz said. The 21-time major champion threw his head back, smiled and raised both arms in triumph after escaping an aggressive Alcaraz. The 18-year-old never appeared rattled playing his vaunted countryman, who had the crowd, a 17-year advantage in age and loads of experience in his favor.“He has all the ingredients to become an amazing champion,” Nadal said.
Rafael Nadal will aim to write another historic chapter into his legendary career on Sunday when he faces American Taylor Fritz in the BNP Paribas Open ...
“I remember I felt he played high spinny balls to me and almost gave me a lot of forehands in my favourite spot at shoulder height,” Fritz said. It is an encounter Fritz is aiming to learn from as he gears up for the biggest match of his career. If Fritz can go one step further and upset Nadal, he will become the first man from his country to lift the Indian Wells trophy since Andre Agassi in 2001. I saw a lot of the match and he played very well.” I know I will need to be ready physically and mentally, in terms of playing at a very high level of tennis because he's playing well. If the World No. 4 can defeat Fritz in the championship match, he will clinch a record-equalling 37th ATP Masters 1000 crown, drawing level with Novak Djokovic.
Nadal will play American Taylor Fritz on Sunday knowing victory would equal Novak Djokovic's record of 37 ATP Masters 1000 titles.
“In the second the conditions became crazy,” said Nadal. “It’s not fun playing in wind like this, it is sometimes a challenge and I can enjoy that. “I was playing well at the beginning but it was just so difficult to stop him with his amazing shots,” said Nadal, who will contest his fifth Indian Wells final. But Nadal would claim the final break to secure a fascinating open set.
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"That’s the beauty of the game," Seles said. "But coming to a tournament like Indian Wells," she continued. "Now, when I mentor some young girls, It’s very important for me to kind of pass that on, because in tennis, yes, the careers are longer, but you still have a life outside of the sport.
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova witnessed a nice Rafael Nadal gesture as the Spaniard was on a stationary bike when he was approached by a fan who asked ...
At the advice of my doctor, I went to the Emergency Room as a precaution. I would have totally told them off but he said 'of course' and he signs while he is on the bike. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova witnessed a nice Rafael Nadal gesture as the Spaniard was on a stationary bike when he was approached by a fan who asked for an autograph.
American tennis star Taylor Fritz was asked to build a perfect player and revealed that his perfect player would have the mental toughness of Rafael Nadal.
Fritz had his first set point on De Minaur's serve in the ninth game, but failed to make it. De Minaur got her second break of the match in the ninth game to seal the first set. De Minaur had a positive start to the match, as he claimed the first break in game five.
Por las semifinales del Masters 1000 de Indian Wells, Rafael Nadal y Carlos Alcaraz se midieron por uno de los dos pases que había para la final del ...
En la final del Masters 1000 de Indian Wells se medirá contra Taylor Fritz. Por las semifinales del Masters 1000 de Indian Wells, Rafael Nadal y Carlos Alcaraz se midieron por uno de los dos pases que había para la final del certamen californiano. Nadal hizo de las suyas sobre el cemento de Indian Wells y Alcaraz no pudo hacer nada frente a ello.
El balear derrotó en un juego espectacular a Carlos Alcaraz para jugar la Final del torneo por quinta vez en su carrera y tratará de ganarlo por cuarta ...
Después de superar otro examen de tres horas ante el pujante Carlos Alcaraz, el tenista español Rafael Nadal se felicitó de haber alargado el sábado su ...
"El problema en el tenis es que no tenemos un reglamento para esto. "Probablemente fuera por el viento e hice algunos malos movimientos (...) Pero necesitaba preguntar porque me sentía bastante incómodo". Indian Wells (Estados Unidos) (AFP) – Después de superar otro examen de tres horas ante el pujante Carlos Alcaraz, el tenista español Rafael Nadal se felicitó de haber alargado el sábado su racha de 20 victorias seguidas y alcanzar la final de Indian Wells. Indian Wells (Estados Unidos) (AFP) – Después de superar otro examen de tres horas ante el pujante Carlos Alcaraz, el tenista español Rafael Nadal se felicitó de haber alargado el sábado su racha de 20 victorias seguidas y alcanzar la final de Indian Wells. Rafael Nadal celebra un punto de su partido ante Carlos Alcaraz en Indian Wells. Rafael Nadal celebra un punto de su partido ante Carlos Alcaraz en Indian Wells.
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Fritz bashed a return of Rublev’s serve to take the pivotal break and the match. He broke the big-hitting Rublev after a seven-deuce game to win the set. “Those moments are the reason why I wanted to be an athlete, wanted to play professional tennis. In the second set, Fritz came up with a big hold at 5-4, firing an ace down the T after fighting off two break points. The 21-time major champion staved off three break points on his serve in the fifth game of the third set and then broke Alcaraz with a forehand volley winner to go up 5-3. Rublev needed a medical timeout before the start of the second set to tend to a bloodied hand.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rafael Nadal faced down the future and emerged victorious, outlasting Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday ...
Rafael Nadal improves to 2-0 against fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. © Peter Staples/ATP Tour. ATP Staff Mar 19, 2022. Three-time champion will play Fritz ...
"In the third, I think I played much better. Nadal's comfort in the forecourt proved pivotal, as he won seven of his 10 points at the net in his victory. "Then I made a couple mistakes there and then the set [got] complicated. In terms of stopping all the time because [of] the net, [that] was not good. "The wind slowed down a little bit, and then I knew I needed to do something because in the second, everything was so difficult. With Nadal's high level and the disappointment for Alcaraz after losing the first set, it seemed the momentum was fully on the veteran's side of the net. The lefty earned a jaw-dropping 17 break points in the opener, claiming three of them. Through no fault of the players, they had to battle the wind as much they did each other. "When the wind stopped a little bit, I thought I needed to play aggressive, because if not, Carlos was going to go for the shots and then it was going to be in his hands. It was a notable scene as cameras followed Nadal and Alcaraz on their golf-cart ride to the court in the California desert. The 35-year-old earned the decisive break at 4-3 when he cracked a huge forehand up the line and rushed to the net to put away a high forehand volley. He's not a young player that is 100 in the world and is coming.
The Spaniard weathered the storm, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open to set a Sunday showdown with first-time Masters 1000 finalist ...
At 4-4, Alcaraz produced a stunning lob winner to secure the fifth consecutive break between the two competitors after a stirring game that lasted 19 minutes and 42 seconds, and after the changeover, held his nerve to level the clash. At Indian Wells on Saturday, three-time BNP Paribas Open champion Rafael Nadal needed every bit of his experience to keep his perfect 2022 season intact during a semifinal battle lasting 3 hours and 12 minutes. Nadal initially trailed by an early break before working his way into the match and breaking at the end to grab a one-set advantage.
Rafael Nadal survived a nearly three-hour battle against Nick Kyrgios in Indian Wells, prevailing at a distance thanks to a score of 7-6 (0) 5-7 6-4.
"Look at his winners to unforced errors ratio (30:35) - that is atypical for him but it has been a tournament where he has had so many styles to play against." During the post-match press conference after his quarterfinal win, an interviewer asked the Spaniard what it’ll take to beat Rafael Nadal in the semifinal. He had 10 aces to seven double faults [against Nick Kyrgios], he is trying to get some more free points," Annacone said.
A defiant Rafa Nadal won an all-Spanish clash of the generations taming teenager Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 4-6 6-3 to stretch his winning run to 20 matches on ...
"I was playing well at the beginning but it was just so difficult to stop him with his amazing shots," said Nadal, who will contest his fifth Indian Wells final. Mar 17, 2022; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Rafael Nadal (ESP) celebrates after winning a point in his quarterfinal match as he defeated Nick Kyrgios (AUS) at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Mar 17, 2022; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Rafael Nadal (ESP) celebrates after winning a point in his quarterfinal match as he defeated Nick Kyrgios (AUS) at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — (AP) — Rafael Nadal outlasted Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final and ...
Fritz bashed a return of Rublev’s serve to take the pivotal break and the match. In the second set, Fritz came up with a big hold at 5-4, firing an ace down the T after fighting off two break points. He broke the big-hitting Rublev after a seven-deuce game to win the set. “Those moments are the reason why I wanted to be an athlete, wanted to play professional tennis. Nadal staved off three break points on his serve in the fifth game of the third set and then broke Alcaraz with a forehand volley winner to go up 5-3. Rublev needed a medical timeout before the start of the second set to tend to a bloodied hand. He later said he hurt his hand “a little bit.” Alcaraz was gutsy throughout, charging the net on break points and often coming up with winners. The teen survived a six-deuce game on his serve to go up 2-0. “On top of that, he have good strokes from both sides, forehand and backhand.” The teenager tossed up a topspin lob near the baseline that Nadal could not catch up to and Alcaraz led 5-4. Tied 4-all, Alcaraz broke Nadal in a game that lasted 19 minutes, 42 seconds.
Breakout star Carlos Alcaraz is the teenage toast of the tennis world right now, and he's about to face his idol in the biggest match of his career. Today's all ...
That's where the broadcaster prevents you from watching your usual feed from abroad. Breakout star Carlos Alcaraz is the teenage toast of the tennis world right now, and he's about to face his idol in the biggest match of his career. When you're being talked up as a potential successor to Rafael Nadal, you know you're doing something right.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are battling in the Indian Wells semi-finals. Two Spaniards are facing for the second time on the ATP Tour, with Nadal ...
Continuing where he left, Nadal grabbed two breaks at the beginning of the second set to forge a 3-0 advantage before Carlos pulled one break back to reduce the deficit. In the fourth game, the older Spaniard grabbed a break at love that pushed him 4-0 up. He wasted it following a loose forehand and allowed Rafa to close the game with a service winner.
Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal turned back the fierce challenge of young comptriot Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to book an ATP Indian Wells ...
He'd make no mistake two points later, pocketing the set on his fifth opportunity. Indian Wells (United States) (AFP) – Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal turned back the fierce challenge of young comptriot Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to book an ATP Indian Wells Masters title clash with American Taylor Fritz. Indian Wells (United States) (AFP) – Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal turned back the fierce challenge of young comptriot Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to book an ATP Indian Wells Masters title clash with American Taylor Fritz.
En una memorable batalla generacional del tenis español, el astro Rafael Nadal venció este sábado al aspirante Carlos Alcaraz y volverá nueve años después a ...
"Carlos tiene un nivel muy alto. Indian Wells (Estados Unidos) (AFP) – En una memorable batalla generacional del tenis español, el astro Rafael Nadal venció este sábado al aspirante Carlos Alcaraz y volverá nueve años después a la final del Masters 1000 de Indian Wells, donde enfrentará al estadounidense Taylor Fritz. Indian Wells (Estados Unidos) (AFP) – En una memorable batalla generacional del tenis español, el astro Rafael Nadal venció este sábado al aspirante Carlos Alcaraz y volverá nueve años después a la final del Masters 1000 de Indian Wells, donde enfrentará al estadounidense Taylor Fritz.
Rafael Nadal faced down the future and emerged victorious, outlasting Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday night in Indian Wells, Calif., ...
Fritz bashed a return of Rublev's serve to take the pivotal break and the match. He broke the big-hitting Rublev after a seven-deuce game to win the set. In the second set, Fritz came up with a big hold at 5-4, firing an ace down the T after fighting off two break points. It's the best part of it all." Nadal staved off three break points on his serve in the fifth game of the third set and then broke Alcaraz with a forehand volley winner to go up 5-3. "If he's down, he's able to play at a great level in the tough moments." He later said he hurt his hand "a little bit." Rublev needed a medical timeout before the start of the second set to tend to a bloodied hand. Alcaraz was gutsy throughout, charging the net on break points and often coming up with winners. The teen survived a six-deuce game on his serve to go up 2-0. "He has all the ingredients to become an amazing champion," Nadal said. The teenager tossed up a topspin lob near the baseline that Nadal could not catch up to and Alcaraz led 5-4.
Not even Nick Kyrgios' version "yes" manages to really limit Rafael Nadal, obviously on his nineteenth consecutive victory this season at the foot of the ...
The 21-time Grand Slam champion declared that he has a good relationship with all his colleagues and that Kyrgios was no exception. "I don't hate him at all. For Nadal it is the chance to take the situation in hand and to seal the success at 7-6 (0) 5-7 6-4 at the threshold of three hours of play.
RAFAEL NADAL is into the final of the BNP Paribas Open after winning his 20th match in a row this season.
But Nadal showed why he hadn't yet been defeated so far in 2022 as he extended his match-winning streak to 20-0 in the three hour and 12 minute battle. But Nadal showed why he hadn't yet been defeated so far in 2022 as he extended his match-winning streak to 20-0 in the three hour and 12 minute battle. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.
They've met for a title before, but never for one of this level, and never with the American playing this well.
For the last 10 days, he has been finding a way to beat younger, taller, more powerful opponents. He has hung tough in three-set matches when he hasn’t had his best, against Alex De Minaur, and Miomir Kecmanovic. And he has beaten a Top 10 opponent in Andrey Rublev, when he has had his best. It’s just that Rafa is Rafa, no matter how much tennis he has played.
INDIAN WELLS, California: Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal turned back the fierce challenge of young compatriot Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday (Mar ...
The second game was a titanic battle to hold serve in which the young player fought off five of the astonishing 17 break points he would face in the set. Nadal's experience was key in a see-saw battle in tricky winds that strengthened in the second set, sending debris skittering across the court and at one point forcing a readjustment of the billowing net late in the second set. The array of shots and athleticism that have already stamped Alcaraz a star were on full display, but a tendency to go for too much in the key moments may have contributed to some damaging errors.
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El récord perfecto del mallorquín en el año constituye el tercer mejor inicio de una campaña que se haya observado desde 1990. Nadal buscará el campeonato número 92 a lo largo de su extensa trayectoria profesional, para acercarse a la posición que ostenta el checo-norteamericano Ivan Lendl, quien ganó 94 trofeos y está tercero en la tabla general de máximos ganadores. Con su servicio, el veterano finiquitó el encuentro de tres horas y 12 minutos, dejando en cero a su rival, con un ace a 153 kilómetros por hora.
INDIAN WELLS, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Rafael Nadal doblegó a su joven compatriota español Carlos Alcaraz el sábado, por 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, para avanzar a la ...
En Indian Wells, Nadal mejoró su marca a 20-0 en 2022 para despachar al que es llamado a ser la siguiente súper estrella, su compatriota Alcaraz.
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En ese momento, rompió el saque de Rafa y luego confirmó para apretar el puño y levantar a toda la hinchada. No le afectaron las situaciones de quiebre desperdiciadas y aguantó hasta el momento justo para obtener la ventaja necesaria para mandar el encuentro a un tercer set. Durante ese lapso, se trató de un partidazo con puntos largos y con el condimento de ser el gran campeón español contra el pibe que viene a heredar su trono.
The unforgettable 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win extended Nadal's 2022 unbeaten streak and advances him to Sunday's Indian Wells final versus American Taylor Fritz.
He said he showed up in Melbourne for the Australian Open in January not knowing what to expect. Both players held serve until Nadal went up a break in the eighth game of the third set. Spectators who had to leave the stadium for whatever season were often seen rushing back in to not miss the action. It looked like a mirror image of the same player — a hyper-aggressive, athletic 6-foot-1 Spanish tennis star. By the third game of the third set, the wind calmed and it made for better conditions. "I tell you one thing, I enjoy a lot of times playing with wind because for me it's a challenge," Nadal said.
Carlos Alcaraz won only three games in his previous meeting against Rafa Nadal but after pushing the 21-times major winner to the brink on Saturday, ...
The amount of passion and determination that he has to become a great champion. "Looks like he's humble enough to work hard and to understand that we, the tennis players, if we want to be great champions, the only way is to keep improving during all our careers. "The energy, the speed on the runs. If he's down, he's able to play at a great level in the tough moments," Alcaraz said. "I think he has all the ingredients to become an amazing champion," Nadal said. "Now I know how to play against these kind of players.
Rafael Nadal outlasted Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final, where he will meet American Taylor ...
Fritz bashed a return of Rublev's serve to take the pivotal break and the match. He broke the big-hitting Rublev after a seven-deuce game to win the set. In the second set, Fritz came up with a big hold at 5-4, firing an ace down the T after fighting off two break points. Nadal staved off three break points on his serve in the fifth game of the third set and then broke Alcaraz with a forehand volley winner to go up 5-3. It's the best part of it all." He later said he hurt his hand "a little bit.'' Alcaraz was gutsy throughout, charging the net on break points and often coming up with winners. The teen survived a six-deuce game on his serve to go up 2-0. Nadal said his eyes hurt because of sand stirred up by the wind. The teenager tossed up a topspin lob near the baseline that Nadal could not catch up to and Alcaraz led 5-4. Tied 4-all, Alcaraz broke Nadal in a game that lasted 19 minutes, 42 seconds. He is already, by the way.''
Spanish 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz was far from downhearted after a battling three-set loss to childhood idol Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the ATP ...
It looked like Rafael Nadal had met his match in Carlos Alcaraz before battling to a semifinal win at BNP Paribas Open. He'll face Taylor Fritz in the ...
“I knew that I had to play to a certain level. The winds were calm earlier in the day, when Fritz and Rublev met. “I am in the final and I want to enjoy the final. The strong, sudden desert winds were difficult for both men to handle, but conditions improved in the final set. But Fritz battled back, benefitting from Rublev’s faulty backhand and ending the game with an ace. It’s just the competitiveness; like he’s always going to want it so bad,” said Fritz, who rose to a career-best 16th in the world last month and came here No. 20. “He has all the ingredients to become an amazing champion, no? But he’s such a good returner that it kind of works the other way; he’s going to get looks at my serves. Asked about the good and bad aspects of facing Nadal, Fritz was realistic and thoughtful. “The best thing, I would say, is maybe just from my standpoint, maybe I’m not going to get completely served off the court; I can potentially get looks at return games. There would have been no shame if he had lost to Alcaraz, who at 18 is Nadal’s heir apparent as Spain’s No. 1 player and one of the most dynamic talents in the game. Against someone with weaker will and a lesser championship pedigree than 21-time Grand Slam singles champion Nadal has built, Alcaraz might have made the leap on Saturday from child prodigy to Indian Wells finalist.
Tennis legend Monica Seles says the competitive nature is the thing she and record 21-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal have in common.
Seles is a truly a legend of the sport as she won nine Grand Slam titles during her career and was also ranked at No. "That’s the beauty of the game," Seles said. 1 in the world.
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“I know tomorrow I need to be ready physically, mentally, in terms of playing at a very high level of tennis because he’s playing well,” Nadal said of his next challenge. As he seeks to make more history on Sunday, Nadal will do as he has always done: turn over every rock in his quest for his fourth BNP Paribas Open, 37th Masters 1000, and 92nd overall title. At 35, in the midst of his best ever start to a season, he approaches every practice with zeal. To watch him conduct an early morning practice inside an empty Stadium 1, as he did several times this week, is to watch a professional in pursuit of perfection. Fritz faced Nadal for the title in the Acapulco final in 2020 and was defeated in straight sets. By defeating No.7 seed Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday afternoon Fritz became the first American to reach the Indian Wells final in a decade.
Rafael Nadal celebrates his hard-fought semi-final win over Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells on Saturday. © Peter Staples/ATP Tour. ATP Staff Mar 20, 2022.
“Physically I feel well,” he said. I am enjoying it. Since the beginning of the season, he's playing a great level of tennis, so it is going to be a tough one.” I am quite well, honestly. “I played almost three hours the other day, three hours today. I am ready to face a very tough opponent, playing with amazing confidence. I didn't come to the match more nervous because I was playing a youngster. “I think he has all the ingredients to become an amazing champion. I played aggressive. Such is Alcaraz’s level that his opponent deployed a change of strategy to give himself the best possible chance against the World No. 19. You have nothing to lose…he's at the beginning of this process. That's what I tried.
Con 18 años, Carlos -derrotado por Rafa en la semi de Indian Wells- bancó el nivel de su compatriota a los 35.
"Creo que ahora estoy listo para las batallas", aseguró. "Soy más maduro. "De este torneo me llevo que estoy preparado para seguir creciendo, para estar entre los mejores", aseguró Alcaraz tras caer ante su ídolo por 6-4, 4-6 y 6-3. "En el primer set jugué muy nervioso.