“I lost an opportunity in a very important event for me. I’m sad for that.”
“It was a bad day, the kind of day where the feeling is not there at all. It’s difficult to find positive ways today.”
Nadal, who will be favourite to win a 12th French Open crown at Roland Garros, has plenty of ranking points on the line before heading to Paris, with titles to defend in Barcelona and Rome. The ‘king of clay’ will have to bounce back quickly next week to allay fears he is now vulnerable on the red dirt.
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