Nadal: "Winning with an audience means a lot more to me"

Rafa Nadal continues to maintain the same illusion as the first day, as far as celebrating the titles is concerned. The manacorense won for the twelfth time in the Conde de Godó Trophy after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in an epic final and in which he showed his best version to confirm himself as king of clay. In the minutes after the epic battle, Nadal showed his impressions and highlighted the work of his rival in an authentic match: “It is the same pleasure to be here once again with almost 35 years. Ten years earlier this was unthinkable. This title means a lot more to me, playing it with the public after the year that we have been, "said Rafa, visibly happy after a huge victory against Tsitsipas. Nadal had a great detail with his rival, Tsitsipas, after the extraordinary match they both played. at the RCT Barcelona headquarters. “Stefanos is an incredible opponent, the number 1 of the year and he knew how difficult it was. The game had everything and it is a very important victory for me. I had two good options to win in the second set, but what is done is done, we have to accept the mistakes and look forward, it is my way of thinking, only what lies ahead can be fixed », completed the brand new winner of the Godó .