WEBVTT 00:00:22.856 --> 00:00:24.607 align:center Oh… 00:00:24.691 --> 00:00:26.401 align:center -It's over. -Papa! 00:00:26.484 --> 00:00:28.778 align:center Say, "Dad, I think Mom's leaving." 00:00:29.612 --> 00:00:30.572 align:center Come here, come on. 00:00:30.655 --> 00:00:32.198 align:center -Papa. -Go to Dad, go. 00:00:32.282 --> 00:00:33.324 align:center Papa! 00:00:33.408 --> 00:00:34.659 align:center Aye! Aye! Aye! 00:00:39.414 --> 00:00:41.916 align:center -Bye, Rafelet! Bye-bye. -Say, "You got this." 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:44.252 align:center Yay! 00:00:48.631 --> 00:00:51.676 align:center Everything's been sold out for days, almost a week. 00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:55.388 align:center That's because no one wants to miss not just a Rafa Nadal match, 00:00:55.472 --> 00:00:57.557 align:center but seeing Rafa Nadal in person. 00:00:58.058 --> 00:00:59.851 align:center Lots of people today. 00:01:00.769 --> 00:01:04.230 align:center Rafa! Rafa! 00:01:04.314 --> 00:01:06.441 align:center What'd you like to see happen in Madrid 00:01:06.524 --> 00:01:09.527 align:center in your comeback process and preparation for Roland-Garros? 00:01:10.779 --> 00:01:13.114 align:center For me, Roland-Garros is 00:01:13.198 --> 00:01:16.326 align:center the most important tournament of my tennis career. 00:01:16.409 --> 00:01:20.497 align:center So, the next couple of weeks are so important to… 00:01:20.997 --> 00:01:24.417 align:center to see if that's a real possibility or not. 00:01:29.464 --> 00:01:31.216 align:center -Stay positive. -Yeah. 00:01:31.299 --> 00:01:34.135 align:center It's impossible to go from 0 just sitting to suddenly 100. 00:01:34.969 --> 00:01:37.388 align:center But you're getting there. It's possible. 00:01:41.184 --> 00:01:43.603 align:center This guy… he doesn't know what's coming. 00:01:59.119 --> 00:02:00.912 align:center How many times is he gonna pee? 00:02:02.080 --> 00:02:04.082 align:center I don't know if it's nerves or what. 00:02:07.252 --> 00:02:10.672 align:center The toilet's outta water. 00:02:14.175 --> 00:02:15.635 align:center Come on, man. Let's go. 00:02:24.227 --> 00:02:28.231 align:center Rafa trained this morning, getting ready for a complicated match. 00:02:28.314 --> 00:02:31.442 align:center He faces Alex de Miñaur, number 11 in the world. 00:02:32.318 --> 00:02:34.529 align:center What chance do we give Rafa today? 00:02:34.612 --> 00:02:36.573 align:center I think a low percentage chance. 00:02:36.656 --> 00:02:38.324 align:center If you're Nadal, in the back of your mind, 00:02:38.408 --> 00:02:42.036 align:center you're scared that you might just re-injure yourself. 00:02:46.958 --> 00:02:48.459 align:center I ended up giving my life 00:02:48.543 --> 00:02:52.046 align:center to one of the most individual sports that exists. 00:02:54.841 --> 00:02:58.678 align:center A sport that creates pressure and stress. 00:03:01.306 --> 00:03:04.225 align:center You feel nervous. The nerves are real. 00:03:05.393 --> 00:03:07.520 align:center That's why, throughout my career, 00:03:08.021 --> 00:03:10.982 align:center my routines helped me a lot to cope with all that. 00:03:19.282 --> 00:03:20.867 align:center It was usually… 00:03:21.951 --> 00:03:22.952 align:center pants… 00:03:23.870 --> 00:03:28.291 align:center this, this, this, this, this, this, 00:03:28.875 --> 00:03:30.835 align:center this, this, this… 00:03:31.836 --> 00:03:32.712 align:center and this. 00:03:34.005 --> 00:03:37.133 align:center During the game, I would avoid stepping on the lines. 00:03:39.093 --> 00:03:40.678 align:center And on clay courts, 00:03:40.762 --> 00:03:43.348 align:center I'd sweep the lines at the beginning of each game 00:03:44.265 --> 00:03:46.434 align:center and, then, at break points. 00:03:49.687 --> 00:03:53.650 align:center It was a way to shut myself off from everything around me. 00:03:56.527 --> 00:03:58.238 align:center Come on, Rafa! 00:03:59.489 --> 00:04:01.407 align:center I'm in control when I do them. 00:04:07.163 --> 00:04:10.124 align:center A win today could make the tennis world take note. 00:04:10.208 --> 00:04:11.584 align:center Come on! 00:04:11.668 --> 00:04:14.003 align:center Rafa is here to seriously play. 00:04:14.963 --> 00:04:16.923 align:center This is vintage stuff. 00:04:17.757 --> 00:04:20.301 align:center Fabulous ball striking from Nadal. 00:04:21.094 --> 00:04:24.681 align:center To have that feeling you get by competing at the highest level. 00:04:24.764 --> 00:04:27.558 align:center It's the same amount of potency as we're used to seeing. 00:04:27.642 --> 00:04:30.311 align:center To have the confidence that I'm going to win. 00:04:31.354 --> 00:04:33.648 align:center That feeling in your stomach. 00:04:34.148 --> 00:04:35.942 align:center Nadal, a game away. 00:04:36.567 --> 00:04:39.988 align:center You wonder, "How long can I hold on to this feeling?" 00:04:40.738 --> 00:04:44.075 align:center Game, set, and match, Nadal. 00:04:44.575 --> 00:04:49.914 align:center It's an enormous win for Rafael Nadal's 2024 campaign. 00:04:50.915 --> 00:04:53.960 align:center Because you know this feeling won't last forever. 00:04:54.460 --> 00:05:00.049 align:center Rafa! Rafa! Rafa! 00:05:00.133 --> 00:05:01.551 align:center Rafa! 00:05:03.636 --> 00:05:07.056 align:center Let's go! Very good! 00:05:13.688 --> 00:05:15.523 align:center The bulldozer is back. 00:05:18.359 --> 00:05:20.820 align:center I hadn't seen you play like that in a long time, man. 00:05:21.571 --> 00:05:22.613 align:center Seriously. 00:05:23.406 --> 00:05:25.575 align:center Anyway, you played really well today. 00:05:26.117 --> 00:05:27.368 align:center You used to run a lot more. 00:05:27.869 --> 00:05:30.663 align:center -If you say so. -I'm not saying it, I saw it. 00:05:32.457 --> 00:05:33.833 align:center It's good to do a little. 00:05:33.916 --> 00:05:36.085 align:center You didn't strain yourself much, but still. 00:05:36.169 --> 00:05:37.754 align:center Okay, but I feel fine. 00:05:37.837 --> 00:05:40.506 align:center Okay, but do at least five minutes, just five. 00:05:40.590 --> 00:05:41.841 align:center While you drink that. 00:05:46.763 --> 00:05:50.141 align:center Being here and seeing him competitive and happy, 00:05:51.768 --> 00:05:53.644 align:center for me, is a win. 00:05:55.396 --> 00:05:57.565 align:center He needs that confidence because… 00:05:58.399 --> 00:06:01.569 align:center everything depends on him believing that he can win. 00:06:05.073 --> 00:06:07.200 align:center …his opponent, from Spain, 00:06:07.283 --> 00:06:09.035 align:center Rafael Nadal! 00:06:10.870 --> 00:06:12.955 align:center So much at stake here. 00:06:14.123 --> 00:06:15.958 align:center Federer, desperate. 00:06:16.042 --> 00:06:19.629 align:center Having lost to Nadal last year on clay, lost to him on grass, 00:06:19.712 --> 00:06:22.757 align:center now he certainly doesn't want to lose to him on hard courts. 00:06:24.509 --> 00:06:27.512 align:center It was one of the greatest matches we played against each other. 00:06:32.100 --> 00:06:33.726 align:center Federer's gotta be thinking, 00:06:33.810 --> 00:06:36.979 align:center "What do I have to do to put this guy away?" 00:06:37.647 --> 00:06:38.773 align:center Rafa was 00:06:39.273 --> 00:06:40.942 align:center just at the absolute peak. 00:06:45.613 --> 00:06:46.781 align:center Come on! 00:06:47.281 --> 00:06:49.700 align:center Rafael Nadal wins in Melbourne 00:06:49.784 --> 00:06:52.203 align:center at the Australian Open, for the first time. 00:06:53.204 --> 00:06:55.998 align:center Rafa Nadal is the new number 1 in the world. 00:06:56.082 --> 00:06:58.501 align:center The Federer era is over. 00:07:03.881 --> 00:07:07.176 align:center He does things on the court that nobody else could do. 00:07:12.890 --> 00:07:15.601 align:center The new champion, Rafael Nadal! 00:07:16.102 --> 00:07:19.814 align:center The invincible man, Rafa Nadal! 00:07:21.149 --> 00:07:23.776 align:center 2010 is, in some ways, prime Rafa. 00:07:23.860 --> 00:07:25.111 align:center He wins at Roland-Garros. 00:07:25.945 --> 00:07:28.698 align:center Ends up winning his second Wimbledon. 00:07:29.699 --> 00:07:31.701 align:center And I remember the discussion shifts. 00:07:31.784 --> 00:07:34.412 align:center We were all seduced by Roger Federer, but… 00:07:34.495 --> 00:07:39.250 align:center "Holy shit! Maybe this is the greatest player that ever lived." 00:07:42.628 --> 00:07:46.048 align:center Rafael Nadal is the top-ranked tennis player in the world. 00:07:47.008 --> 00:07:48.551 align:center He's in New York for the US Open, 00:07:48.634 --> 00:07:52.096 align:center the only major tournament Nadal hasn't won. 00:07:53.556 --> 00:07:54.599 align:center Pressure. 00:07:55.808 --> 00:07:57.226 align:center That's what I felt. 00:07:57.852 --> 00:07:59.896 align:center Because, by winning the US Open, 00:07:59.979 --> 00:08:02.315 align:center I would have won all four Grand Slams. 00:08:02.815 --> 00:08:03.816 align:center For a tennis player, 00:08:03.900 --> 00:08:06.402 align:center winning all four Slams is something 00:08:06.486 --> 00:08:08.821 align:center that very few people have done. 00:08:09.655 --> 00:08:12.450 align:center Tennis fans around the world hoping it will be 00:08:12.533 --> 00:08:14.535 align:center this man and Roger Federer. 00:08:14.619 --> 00:08:18.456 align:center Everybody around the world is… wants that final so badly. 00:08:25.171 --> 00:08:27.173 align:center Live from the men's championship, 00:08:27.256 --> 00:08:29.926 align:center world number 1, Rafa Nadal, 00:08:30.885 --> 00:08:34.013 align:center against number 3 seed, Novak Djokovic. 00:08:38.601 --> 00:08:40.603 align:center Rafa and Roger in the finals. 00:08:40.686 --> 00:08:43.064 align:center That was the scenario everybody wants to see. 00:08:43.564 --> 00:08:45.858 align:center But I didn't care. Actually… 00:08:46.609 --> 00:08:50.279 align:center I did care to not allow that to happen. 00:08:51.906 --> 00:08:55.576 align:center Now, of course, with Novak Djokovic as well, in the mix. 00:08:58.246 --> 00:08:59.205 align:center At that moment, 00:08:59.288 --> 00:09:03.834 align:center I saw the danger that not only Roger was fighting for number 1. 00:09:03.918 --> 00:09:06.045 align:center But Novak was also coming in. 00:09:08.965 --> 00:09:11.634 align:center Nadal and Novak, they had a history. 00:09:12.134 --> 00:09:15.388 align:center They had played for the first time on tour at the French Open, 2006. 00:09:17.974 --> 00:09:20.268 align:center Novak made his first big run at a major. 00:09:20.351 --> 00:09:22.061 align:center But he hadn't done much until then. 00:09:22.937 --> 00:09:26.440 align:center And he ended up losing the first two sets to Rafa, 6-4, 6-4. 00:09:26.524 --> 00:09:28.192 align:center Then he retired citing a back injury. 00:09:28.276 --> 00:09:29.819 align:center Game, set, and match, Nadal. 00:09:29.902 --> 00:09:33.072 align:center Even though he's the best and everybody thinks he's unbeatable, 00:09:33.155 --> 00:09:35.241 align:center I say he's not unbeatable, he's beatable. 00:09:35.324 --> 00:09:36.617 align:center Are you kidding me? 00:09:36.701 --> 00:09:38.661 align:center Djokovic, do you need some smelling salts? 00:09:38.744 --> 00:09:40.871 align:center It was a heavyweight versus a middleweight. 00:09:40.955 --> 00:09:42.540 align:center You were being pushed back. 00:09:42.623 --> 00:09:46.794 align:center It felt like Rafa and Roger were crafted by the tennis gods. 00:09:48.838 --> 00:09:52.550 align:center And so I had to fight for my place under the sun. 00:09:56.137 --> 00:09:59.682 align:center Djokovic is totally different in character from Roger and Rafa. 00:10:00.391 --> 00:10:03.853 align:center I mean, he was someone who was constantly making jokes. 00:10:03.936 --> 00:10:07.273 align:center He was doing these imitations of players, including Rafa. 00:10:09.692 --> 00:10:11.319 align:center He wasn't a shy person. 00:10:13.571 --> 00:10:16.282 align:center It really didn't… bother me. 00:10:16.365 --> 00:10:17.825 align:center No. 00:10:18.409 --> 00:10:19.535 align:center Although, it… 00:10:21.662 --> 00:10:24.081 align:center I don't remember very well if it bothered me. 00:10:24.165 --> 00:10:26.375 align:center Not much. Surely, not much. 00:10:28.127 --> 00:10:32.757 align:center Rafa Nadal. So much at stake for this 24-year-old Spaniard. 00:10:47.438 --> 00:10:48.481 align:center Wow! 00:10:48.564 --> 00:10:51.442 align:center Djokovic would've won this point against anyone else. 00:10:51.525 --> 00:10:53.736 align:center When you looked at Djokovic, 00:10:53.819 --> 00:10:57.239 align:center you could tell he was confident because he was playing really well. 00:10:58.157 --> 00:11:00.076 align:center That could be a big problem. 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:01.952 align:center Djokovic, with all this effort, 00:11:02.036 --> 00:11:06.040 align:center it's even now more incredible what Nadal's pulling off. 00:11:13.172 --> 00:11:15.341 align:center His career slam is grand. 00:11:16.133 --> 00:11:17.718 align:center Rafael Nadal! 00:11:18.219 --> 00:11:20.930 align:center The final jewel in his crown. 00:11:23.766 --> 00:11:26.268 align:center Please welcome US Open Men's Champion, 00:11:26.352 --> 00:11:27.395 align:center Rafael Nadal! 00:11:29.939 --> 00:11:32.108 align:center After winning the US Open, 00:11:32.191 --> 00:11:34.276 align:center it was a bit of a media frenzy. 00:11:35.653 --> 00:11:37.405 align:center Rafa, I love you! 00:11:38.322 --> 00:11:40.116 align:center But I've never liked 00:11:40.991 --> 00:11:42.827 align:center being the center of attention. 00:11:43.786 --> 00:11:46.163 align:center Please welcome Rafael Nadal. 00:11:47.707 --> 00:11:51.419 align:center I remember a lot of media telling me, "He's gonna love to do this." Well… 00:11:52.336 --> 00:11:54.588 align:center I would say, in a very polite way, 00:11:54.672 --> 00:11:56.507 align:center "No, that's not the right word." 00:11:56.590 --> 00:11:58.426 align:center I have no idea what this is. 00:12:01.220 --> 00:12:03.222 align:center Looks like you in your underpants. 00:12:03.305 --> 00:12:05.599 align:center He knew it was part of his job, 00:12:05.683 --> 00:12:08.602 align:center but, yeah, doing something out of his comfort zone, 00:12:08.686 --> 00:12:09.937 align:center you know, was not easy. 00:12:10.980 --> 00:12:14.442 align:center I remember when I went to do a music video with Shakira. 00:12:15.526 --> 00:12:20.030 align:center I had to ask for a bottle of tequila to drink a few shots to relax a bit. 00:12:23.159 --> 00:12:24.952 align:center You're kind of a sex symbol. 00:12:25.035 --> 00:12:26.120 align:center No, I don't know… 00:12:26.203 --> 00:12:29.123 align:center I really never stop to think these things. 00:12:29.206 --> 00:12:31.417 align:center So, Rafael, uh, you got a girlfriend? 00:12:32.918 --> 00:12:33.919 align:center I have. 00:12:34.420 --> 00:12:37.006 align:center I can't get over the way you're flirting with him! 00:12:39.467 --> 00:12:42.470 align:center People don't know that he is, in essence, a shy person. 00:12:46.056 --> 00:12:47.224 align:center Good luck, Nadal! 00:12:48.142 --> 00:12:51.103 align:center We grew up in a very small town. 00:12:54.315 --> 00:12:57.109 align:center Our families knew each other 00:12:57.193 --> 00:12:59.278 align:center since before we were born. 00:13:00.863 --> 00:13:04.450 align:center I remember, for example, being at Rafa's first communion. 00:13:06.035 --> 00:13:08.496 align:center But, of course, I would've been six years old. 00:13:10.164 --> 00:13:14.627 align:center We got to know each other better when we were teenagers. 00:13:16.337 --> 00:13:19.298 align:center I remember we started dating during a summer. 00:13:19.381 --> 00:13:21.884 align:center It was 2000… It must've been the summer of… 00:13:21.967 --> 00:13:24.637 align:center I'm really bad at these things. Rafa's gonna kill me. 00:13:25.387 --> 00:13:27.264 align:center You're good with those text messages, huh? 00:13:27.348 --> 00:13:28.224 align:center Well… 00:13:29.433 --> 00:13:31.769 align:center He was chasing me during that time. 00:13:33.103 --> 00:13:36.524 align:center I started sending her some messages and… 00:13:36.607 --> 00:13:39.735 align:center she would reply, but without much interest. 00:13:39.819 --> 00:13:41.904 align:center Don't be sad. She'll come around. 00:13:41.987 --> 00:13:44.240 align:center I'm a mess right now. 00:13:44.824 --> 00:13:45.866 align:center Mary! 00:13:46.492 --> 00:13:48.035 align:center Answer, please! 00:13:49.829 --> 00:13:50.955 align:center Wha…! 00:13:53.123 --> 00:13:54.583 align:center I was in love with her. 00:13:55.417 --> 00:13:58.212 align:center She gave me the inner strength… 00:13:59.338 --> 00:14:01.173 align:center to maintain stability 00:14:02.049 --> 00:14:03.467 align:center when I really needed it. 00:14:05.844 --> 00:14:08.556 align:center Rafa really likes to be at home, 00:14:09.682 --> 00:14:12.351 align:center with his family, in Mallorca… 00:14:13.811 --> 00:14:18.357 align:center I lived at home with my parents until I was… 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:20.526 align:center 31? 32? 00:14:21.110 --> 00:14:23.571 align:center I never felt like leaving. No. 00:14:25.531 --> 00:14:29.410 align:center In our family, we have always been very close. 00:14:34.415 --> 00:14:38.252 align:center When we were living in Manacor, our grandparents lived on the first floor. 00:14:38.752 --> 00:14:41.964 align:center Toni on the second floor, and we were on the third. 00:14:42.923 --> 00:14:44.300 align:center So ever since he was a kid, 00:14:44.383 --> 00:14:47.970 align:center he's always spent a lot of time with our family. 00:14:51.015 --> 00:14:53.976 align:center And I think that this has also made him grow up 00:14:54.059 --> 00:14:58.188 align:center in a very family-oriented and also very safe environment. 00:15:09.825 --> 00:15:11.619 align:center To me, being at home, 00:15:12.494 --> 00:15:13.495 align:center I feel like 00:15:13.996 --> 00:15:16.874 align:center I can be more myself. 00:15:18.584 --> 00:15:21.170 align:center Jerry! Eat this. There's some left. 00:15:25.299 --> 00:15:27.843 align:center I feel like I can be more myself. 00:15:28.427 --> 00:15:30.471 align:center Which are the ones with Nutella? 00:15:31.555 --> 00:15:33.349 align:center And live like someone… 00:15:33.974 --> 00:15:35.309 align:center with a normal life. 00:15:37.561 --> 00:15:40.731 align:center Rafelet!? What a miss! Way off! 00:15:40.814 --> 00:15:42.524 align:center Incredible! 00:15:43.859 --> 00:15:46.028 align:center Okay, focus. One more try. 00:15:47.154 --> 00:15:49.490 align:center Good! That was so good! 00:15:53.911 --> 00:15:56.538 align:center This is good. Really good. 00:15:57.122 --> 00:16:00.209 align:center -I only wanted a small piece. -No, go ahead, eat. 00:16:00.793 --> 00:16:02.628 align:center You're at your best right now. 00:16:06.173 --> 00:16:07.549 align:center You don't notice, but… 00:16:09.885 --> 00:16:12.554 align:center you're at a point where you look spectacular. 00:16:15.182 --> 00:16:16.517 align:center Did you treat me? 00:16:26.193 --> 00:16:29.363 align:center At the end of the day, Rafa got in three wins in Madrid. 00:16:29.446 --> 00:16:31.240 align:center He was able to make some strides. 00:16:31.323 --> 00:16:34.993 align:center Proved to himself that he could play match after match, healthwise. 00:16:35.077 --> 00:16:37.746 align:center What's your biggest takeaway from this tournament for Nadal? 00:16:37.830 --> 00:16:40.082 align:center My biggest takeaway is there's optimism. 00:16:43.335 --> 00:16:44.545 align:center Brutal, man. 00:16:45.421 --> 00:16:47.047 align:center -Mentally, he's doing well. -What? 00:16:47.131 --> 00:16:48.424 align:center His head's in a good place today. 00:16:48.507 --> 00:16:51.552 align:center Now it's… He has a week, effectively, 00:16:51.635 --> 00:16:53.595 align:center before he would start in Rome. 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:56.682 align:center Ultimately, he's playing the long game for Roland-Garros. 00:16:56.765 --> 00:16:59.268 align:center If he feels the way he's felt this week, 00:16:59.351 --> 00:17:01.395 align:center he will be playing Roland-Garros. 00:17:02.896 --> 00:17:05.816 align:center He's having his best moment since last year. 00:17:07.860 --> 00:17:10.237 align:center And in the end, what matters is that… 00:17:12.406 --> 00:17:14.408 align:center he sees himself playing well. 00:17:15.826 --> 00:17:19.371 align:center And to have his son see him lift a trophy, 00:17:20.414 --> 00:17:22.249 align:center that's what he wants most in life. 00:17:22.332 --> 00:17:25.210 align:center And, of course, for his son to see him win. 00:17:29.506 --> 00:17:30.799 align:center Ladies and gentlemen, 00:17:30.883 --> 00:17:34.720 align:center the winner of the 2010 US Open Men's Championship, 00:17:34.803 --> 00:17:36.805 align:center Rafael Nadal! 00:17:38.348 --> 00:17:41.518 align:center At that time, I was the best player in the world. 00:17:43.145 --> 00:17:44.563 align:center But that's never enough. 00:17:46.065 --> 00:17:50.152 align:center To be the best player in the world, you have to prove it in every tournament. 00:17:52.237 --> 00:17:55.491 align:center Let's transition now to the men's singles final. 00:17:56.158 --> 00:17:59.620 align:center Rafael Nadal, the number 1 ranked player in the world, 00:17:59.703 --> 00:18:02.122 align:center taking on Novak Djokovic. 00:18:02.623 --> 00:18:06.710 align:center The hottest player. Hasn't fared well in finals against Rafa, 00:18:06.794 --> 00:18:08.796 align:center so that's a big asterisk. 00:18:09.755 --> 00:18:12.674 align:center The feeling with Djokovic was, he's very good, 00:18:12.758 --> 00:18:16.095 align:center but he's still not able to beat the best when it really matters. 00:18:18.639 --> 00:18:20.641 align:center But in 2011, the threat becomes real. 00:18:29.233 --> 00:18:31.360 align:center Everybody wants to take down the number 1. 00:18:33.111 --> 00:18:36.657 align:center So, being the hunter oftentimes is better. 00:18:37.241 --> 00:18:38.826 align:center Because you feel like 00:18:39.326 --> 00:18:42.955 align:center you want to fight for your success, rather than defend it. 00:18:44.331 --> 00:18:47.417 align:center Djokovic takes a commanding lead! 00:18:47.501 --> 00:18:49.586 align:center So, it's a psychological battle. 00:18:50.170 --> 00:18:52.548 align:center I see frustration from Nadal now. 00:18:52.631 --> 00:18:54.341 align:center Don't see that very often. 00:18:55.551 --> 00:18:59.429 align:center There comes a time when players who are very good… 00:19:01.807 --> 00:19:02.766 align:center Oh! 00:19:02.850 --> 00:19:06.270 align:center …can make drastic changes in a short amount of time. 00:19:07.729 --> 00:19:10.983 align:center Novak Djokovic is your champion here! 00:19:13.235 --> 00:19:17.322 align:center We'll see how far Djokovic can take this momentum. 00:19:18.115 --> 00:19:20.993 align:center The next match together, they played again in a final. 00:19:21.076 --> 00:19:22.244 align:center Now in Miami. 00:19:25.205 --> 00:19:27.833 align:center Now, he is the one with the pressure. 00:19:31.670 --> 00:19:35.549 align:center With Djokovic, the matches were very tough. 00:19:36.258 --> 00:19:38.260 align:center You got to be kidding me! 00:19:38.343 --> 00:19:40.637 align:center Rafa always said, "If I play against Federer, 00:19:40.721 --> 00:19:43.182 align:center I know that if I play six, seven good shots, 00:19:43.265 --> 00:19:45.017 align:center I'm probably going to win the point." 00:19:46.685 --> 00:19:48.979 align:center How does he get a racket on that? 00:19:49.479 --> 00:19:52.441 align:center "Against Djokovic, I could hit 15 and still lose." 00:19:55.360 --> 00:19:57.237 align:center He's done it! 00:20:00.824 --> 00:20:02.951 align:center When I lose the final in Miami, 00:20:03.660 --> 00:20:06.705 align:center I realized that my mind isn't reacting like it used to. 00:20:07.289 --> 00:20:08.874 align:center Novak Djokovic. 00:20:09.374 --> 00:20:11.793 align:center Djokovic hasn't lost a match all year. 00:20:12.794 --> 00:20:17.925 align:center But, of course, let's not forget that he's never beaten Nadal on clay. 00:20:19.760 --> 00:20:23.472 align:center You could sense that there's some doubt in him, 00:20:23.555 --> 00:20:25.974 align:center and I wanted him to feel that. 00:20:38.779 --> 00:20:41.448 align:center Victory for Djokovic 00:20:41.531 --> 00:20:43.367 align:center on the Spaniard's beloved clay. 00:20:46.286 --> 00:20:49.748 align:center There's a moment when you start to lose your confidence. 00:20:50.916 --> 00:20:53.502 align:center And it's the fish that bites its own tail. 00:20:54.211 --> 00:20:56.838 align:center I start failing, I lose confidence. 00:20:56.922 --> 00:20:58.882 align:center I lose confidence, I fail even more. 00:20:58.966 --> 00:21:02.719 align:center Oh! Djokovic is the champion in Rome! 00:21:03.220 --> 00:21:05.472 align:center That's where I felt, "Okay, I got in his head, 00:21:05.555 --> 00:21:07.099 align:center now I just need to keep going." 00:21:07.683 --> 00:21:10.644 align:center I had in my head that he had surpassed me. 00:21:11.436 --> 00:21:15.357 align:center And it's been Nadal, who at critical junctures, has missed. 00:21:16.441 --> 00:21:18.986 align:center Which we're so not used to seeing that from Rafa. 00:21:23.073 --> 00:21:24.157 align:center -Out! -That's wide. 00:21:24.241 --> 00:21:26.785 align:center Novak Djokovic is your champion here 00:21:26.868 --> 00:21:30.706 align:center and, you'd have to say, he's the best player in the world. 00:21:31.290 --> 00:21:34.042 align:center Now, that is five straight victories 00:21:34.126 --> 00:21:36.294 align:center over Rafa Nadal. 00:21:36.795 --> 00:21:40.090 align:center I remember Rafa walks into that press conference. 00:21:41.341 --> 00:21:44.386 align:center A guy who was sort of dazed. 00:21:46.304 --> 00:21:48.307 align:center You had a feeling Novak had, like… 00:21:49.433 --> 00:21:50.851 align:center taken his soul. 00:21:51.601 --> 00:21:55.439 align:center I lose because I'm playing against the best player of the moment, 00:21:55.522 --> 00:21:58.650 align:center the best player of the world, tomorrow. 00:21:58.734 --> 00:21:59.776 align:center And… 00:22:01.987 --> 00:22:03.405 align:center …and I am the second. 00:22:03.905 --> 00:22:07.409 align:center The great Rafa Nadal now seemed kind of broken. 00:22:08.577 --> 00:22:12.039 align:center 2011 US Open Men's Singles Champion, 00:22:12.122 --> 00:22:13.957 align:center Novak Djokovic! 00:22:15.542 --> 00:22:16.877 align:center It was a disaster. 00:22:19.046 --> 00:22:21.757 align:center He couldn't fight anymore. He didn't know how. 00:22:25.427 --> 00:22:27.012 align:center It's a stressful time 00:22:27.512 --> 00:22:29.181 align:center that you have to overcome. 00:22:31.600 --> 00:22:34.853 align:center And if you don't overcome it, then you stop being good. 00:22:39.649 --> 00:22:43.987 align:center Toni has helped him a lot to become as strong as he has been. 00:22:44.780 --> 00:22:49.368 align:center But as a mother, I was worried about all that pressure. 00:22:49.868 --> 00:22:54.122 align:center Because he started to have to fight battles in his head 00:22:54.206 --> 00:22:56.708 align:center at a very young age. 00:23:01.505 --> 00:23:04.007 align:center "It always seems like I have to be better." 00:23:05.217 --> 00:23:07.552 align:center "It always seems like it's not enough." 00:23:08.845 --> 00:23:11.223 align:center "It always seems like you have to go higher." 00:23:12.516 --> 00:23:14.643 align:center Rafael Nadal has been confirmed 00:23:14.726 --> 00:23:17.145 align:center as the best under-14 player in Spain. 00:23:17.771 --> 00:23:21.358 align:center That even if you get higher, you won't be the best. 00:23:21.441 --> 00:23:23.443 align:center You have to go even higher. 00:23:23.527 --> 00:23:27.197 align:center -What do you plan to do now? -Continue training, I guess. 00:23:27.280 --> 00:23:30.075 align:center I don't know, I think this tournament is important, 00:23:30.158 --> 00:23:32.619 align:center but winning this tournament doesn't mean 00:23:32.702 --> 00:23:35.747 align:center that you are already a very good player. 00:23:37.082 --> 00:23:39.793 align:center All this creates insecurities in you. 00:23:41.378 --> 00:23:45.549 align:center And here we go again. Sock. The hair is coming next. 00:23:47.634 --> 00:23:49.761 align:center As time has gone by, 00:23:49.845 --> 00:23:52.013 align:center he has been adding routines. 00:23:52.097 --> 00:23:54.850 align:center -Come on, Rafael! -Come on! 00:23:56.059 --> 00:23:57.310 align:center Time. 00:23:59.604 --> 00:24:00.689 align:center This, this, 00:24:00.772 --> 00:24:03.692 align:center the bottles, this, the lines, this, waiting… 00:24:03.775 --> 00:24:07.154 align:center So I told him, "Well, stop doing it. We're making a fool of ourselves." 00:24:10.073 --> 00:24:15.328 align:center There were times when I tried to get rid of some routines. 00:24:18.248 --> 00:24:20.375 align:center Because, when I saw myself on TV, 00:24:20.458 --> 00:24:23.086 align:center I didn't like to see myself doing those things. 00:24:23.587 --> 00:24:25.213 align:center But, uh… 00:24:26.798 --> 00:24:28.008 align:center But I couldn't. 00:24:29.009 --> 00:24:30.093 align:center I needed them. 00:24:32.095 --> 00:24:34.055 align:center They made me feel safe. 00:24:37.350 --> 00:24:39.227 align:center Everyone feels pressure. 00:24:40.270 --> 00:24:42.564 align:center But, of course, that's why you're good. 00:24:44.065 --> 00:24:46.151 align:center Because you can handle that pressure. 00:24:57.287 --> 00:25:00.582 align:center Another week of training. Getting back into the rhythm, into shape. 00:25:00.665 --> 00:25:02.209 align:center Three, four matches in Rome. 00:25:02.292 --> 00:25:04.753 align:center I don't think he should put pressure on himself. 00:25:04.836 --> 00:25:07.797 align:center He has to go out there and play. See how things go. 00:25:11.384 --> 00:25:13.386 align:center There was an unevenness on this side, 00:25:13.470 --> 00:25:15.222 align:center but not on that side. 00:25:16.181 --> 00:25:17.766 align:center That one was much less. 00:25:24.439 --> 00:25:26.816 align:center -You play backhand to him, okay? -Okay. 00:25:26.900 --> 00:25:28.610 align:center Hit hard. Let's see that forehand. 00:25:34.032 --> 00:25:36.493 align:center To me, it's all about him controlling his mind. 00:25:36.993 --> 00:25:40.413 align:center If he's nervous, he volleys badly, hits badly, 00:25:40.497 --> 00:25:42.207 align:center moves all over the place. 00:25:42.791 --> 00:25:45.669 align:center He's slow, reacts late, gets uncoordinated, all that. 00:25:48.338 --> 00:25:49.422 align:center And when he's calm… 00:25:51.299 --> 00:25:52.926 align:center everything's better, man. 00:25:58.765 --> 00:26:01.017 align:center -Do a reset now, yeah? -Come on. 00:26:01.101 --> 00:26:03.353 align:center I've been resetting the whole training session 00:26:03.436 --> 00:26:05.188 align:center because I keep acting like a moron. 00:26:07.107 --> 00:26:09.150 align:center What is it that you need the most? 00:26:09.234 --> 00:26:11.695 align:center What we need the most is… 00:26:12.195 --> 00:26:13.697 align:center to beat Djokovic. 00:26:17.826 --> 00:26:20.161 align:center Novak was winning the mental battle 00:26:20.662 --> 00:26:22.539 align:center and I needed to change that. 00:26:24.541 --> 00:26:27.168 align:center To me, it's not just a mental issue, 00:26:27.252 --> 00:26:28.920 align:center it's a preparation issue. 00:26:30.046 --> 00:26:33.008 align:center I can give you confidence, once you are prepared. 00:26:35.969 --> 00:26:37.470 align:center The change was the forehand. 00:26:37.554 --> 00:26:39.264 align:center A more aggressive forehand. 00:26:40.849 --> 00:26:43.018 align:center I remember showing him clips. 00:26:43.101 --> 00:26:47.772 align:center I told him, "Federer and Djokovic, when they hit a winner, they jump." 00:26:48.940 --> 00:26:51.693 align:center With that, they get an extra in terms of speed 00:26:51.776 --> 00:26:55.322 align:center and, more importantly, an extra to their will to win. 00:26:56.990 --> 00:26:59.492 align:center I made him hit winners from this side, 00:26:59.576 --> 00:27:02.537 align:center from that side, from here, from there… 00:27:03.246 --> 00:27:04.289 align:center Come on. 00:27:07.208 --> 00:27:09.711 align:center Toni helped me change the situation. 00:27:09.794 --> 00:27:12.714 align:center I was starting to feel mentally prepared. 00:27:24.934 --> 00:27:26.686 align:center What a match it's going to be. 00:27:27.187 --> 00:27:31.149 align:center They are both at the top of their game. The two best players in the world. 00:27:31.649 --> 00:27:36.071 align:center The difference for Rafael Nadal this time is that he is number 2. 00:27:36.988 --> 00:27:38.031 align:center He is the hunter, 00:27:39.074 --> 00:27:39.991 align:center rather than the hunted. 00:27:49.000 --> 00:27:52.420 align:center There's the forehand. This is the one that does the damage. 00:27:52.504 --> 00:27:55.507 align:center I don't know what happened, but he was so aggressive. 00:28:00.387 --> 00:28:03.973 align:center My forehands were more damaging than a few months before. 00:28:06.351 --> 00:28:09.270 align:center An incredible forehand, that's the favorite shot. 00:28:09.354 --> 00:28:12.107 align:center Rafael Nadal takes the first set 00:28:12.190 --> 00:28:14.401 align:center after one hour and twenty minutes. 00:28:15.318 --> 00:28:17.946 align:center But, even though I may feel better, 00:28:18.029 --> 00:28:22.075 align:center I also think about what happened a few months before. 00:28:25.662 --> 00:28:28.081 align:center Djokovic levels up the match. 00:28:39.008 --> 00:28:41.094 align:center Djokovic looks so confident. 00:28:41.177 --> 00:28:44.556 align:center In contrast, the look on Rafa's face told a lot. 00:28:45.557 --> 00:28:47.767 align:center You can sense that Nadal's thinking, 00:28:47.851 --> 00:28:49.185 align:center "This is déjà vu." 00:28:49.686 --> 00:28:53.648 align:center It is going to take a Herculean effort from the Spaniard 00:28:53.732 --> 00:28:56.192 align:center to take it out to five sets. 00:28:57.110 --> 00:28:58.778 align:center Throughout the whole year, 00:28:58.862 --> 00:29:01.406 align:center when the important moments against Novak came, 00:29:02.198 --> 00:29:06.035 align:center I'd feel that, mentally, I didn't fully believe 00:29:06.119 --> 00:29:07.203 align:center that I could win. 00:29:09.914 --> 00:29:12.834 align:center But here, what I had been feeling… 00:29:14.627 --> 00:29:15.712 align:center Out! 00:29:16.754 --> 00:29:17.922 align:center …was changing. 00:29:18.923 --> 00:29:21.259 align:center It is two sets apiece. 00:29:24.721 --> 00:29:28.808 align:center Nadal collapses to his knees and then bounces straight back up, 00:29:28.892 --> 00:29:32.520 align:center because he knows the job is still there to be done. 00:29:32.604 --> 00:29:36.441 align:center This is the first time Nadal truly believes that he can win. 00:29:36.524 --> 00:29:38.401 align:center He's been hoping, he's been wanting, 00:29:38.485 --> 00:29:41.488 align:center but this is the first time he truly believes it. 00:29:42.655 --> 00:29:46.993 align:center Officially, the longest Grand Slam final in history. 00:29:51.456 --> 00:29:54.918 align:center Djokovic stretching to try and keep limber and loose. 00:29:55.001 --> 00:29:56.503 align:center The fifth set was brutal. 00:29:58.171 --> 00:30:00.965 align:center I'd say it was physically… devastating. 00:30:04.761 --> 00:30:06.137 align:center Oh, boy! 00:30:06.221 --> 00:30:07.847 align:center Djokovic is down. 00:30:08.431 --> 00:30:10.266 align:center Thirty-one points in the rally. 00:30:10.350 --> 00:30:14.020 align:center The crowd just standing and applauding. They're standing up here. 00:30:14.562 --> 00:30:16.397 align:center I was really worn out. 00:30:16.940 --> 00:30:22.153 align:center Doubt was creeping in more and more whether I can pull this through. 00:30:23.863 --> 00:30:25.782 align:center I was suffering. 00:30:26.783 --> 00:30:28.743 align:center But I was also enjoying 00:30:28.827 --> 00:30:31.996 align:center seeing myself once again competing 00:30:32.789 --> 00:30:34.040 align:center at the highest level. 00:30:34.832 --> 00:30:37.418 align:center Nadal leads 4-2. 00:30:38.336 --> 00:30:39.712 align:center He was a break up. 00:30:41.464 --> 00:30:43.508 align:center And I still remember that point. 00:30:47.345 --> 00:30:49.848 align:center He plays drop shot. I play counter drop shot. 00:30:51.349 --> 00:30:52.600 align:center A pretty bad one. 00:30:54.686 --> 00:30:57.355 align:center A passing shot. Very, very easy. 00:31:00.775 --> 00:31:04.445 align:center By winning this point, the match was basically won. 00:31:09.868 --> 00:31:10.910 align:center Out! 00:31:10.994 --> 00:31:13.830 align:center Nadal challenges. The call was a little late. 00:31:16.416 --> 00:31:17.625 align:center Oh, boy! 00:31:17.709 --> 00:31:18.918 align:center Can you believe it! 00:31:25.633 --> 00:31:26.801 align:center It hurts to watch. 00:31:39.772 --> 00:31:43.192 align:center As brave a performance as Rafael Nadal has produced, 00:31:43.276 --> 00:31:45.653 align:center he still walks away empty-handed. 00:31:48.740 --> 00:31:50.700 align:center There are times when you lose a match 00:31:50.783 --> 00:31:53.161 align:center and see it in a negative or a positive way. 00:32:01.252 --> 00:32:03.630 align:center And that day I lost the match, 00:32:05.048 --> 00:32:10.094 align:center but I wasn't frustrated, or devastated, or anything like that. 00:32:11.888 --> 00:32:12.889 align:center I was satisfied. 00:32:15.391 --> 00:32:17.226 align:center I had overcome my mental barrier. 00:32:19.270 --> 00:32:20.688 align:center I felt that… 00:32:21.773 --> 00:32:23.107 align:center I was back. 00:32:31.366 --> 00:32:33.284 align:center Rafa Nadal will be debuting in Rome. 00:32:33.368 --> 00:32:36.245 align:center The Masters 1000 is starting today in the Italian capital. 00:32:36.329 --> 00:32:38.790 align:center The last tournament before Roland-Garros begins. 00:32:41.376 --> 00:32:44.087 align:center It's time to push and see where he is at 00:32:44.170 --> 00:32:46.130 align:center and how he can get to Paris. 00:32:46.214 --> 00:32:48.549 align:center The key here is to avoid injuries. 00:32:49.133 --> 00:32:51.552 align:center And, in Paris, to give it all. 00:32:58.393 --> 00:32:59.435 align:center Oh! 00:33:01.604 --> 00:33:03.314 align:center He's a completely different player now. 00:33:04.565 --> 00:33:05.858 align:center The beast, huh? 00:33:13.199 --> 00:33:17.662 align:center Almost three hours on the clock. Nadal looking to seal it. 00:33:23.334 --> 00:33:25.378 align:center Win using your head, Rafael. 00:33:26.295 --> 00:33:27.672 align:center Come on, Rafael! Let's go! 00:33:38.182 --> 00:33:40.059 align:center -Ah! -Come on! 00:33:41.144 --> 00:33:43.396 align:center Come on! Come on! 00:33:44.355 --> 00:33:47.775 align:center 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. 00:33:51.529 --> 00:33:55.366 align:center Rafa Nadal wins on his return to the courts of the Italian Open. 00:33:55.450 --> 00:33:58.411 align:center This afternoon we have seen him stronger, more positive, 00:33:58.494 --> 00:34:01.372 align:center and fully aware of what he is capable of. 00:34:11.257 --> 00:34:14.761 align:center The 2012 champion, Novak Djokovic! 00:34:17.805 --> 00:34:22.185 align:center In 2012, I'm coming from losing all those finals. 00:34:22.268 --> 00:34:24.729 align:center Rafa! Rafa! 00:34:24.812 --> 00:34:29.358 align:center But I'm mentally prepared to try to be able to win. 00:34:34.822 --> 00:34:37.325 align:center -Come on! -Game, Nadal. 00:34:37.992 --> 00:34:39.285 align:center Rafa, in 2012, 00:34:39.368 --> 00:34:41.746 align:center is on an upward trend. 00:34:43.247 --> 00:34:44.582 align:center It's a Rafa special! 00:34:45.166 --> 00:34:47.293 align:center Game, Nadal! 00:34:49.045 --> 00:34:52.131 align:center I had just won at Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Rome… 00:34:54.008 --> 00:34:56.886 align:center And that's when I started to feel pain in my knee. 00:35:01.557 --> 00:35:04.143 align:center But, at that moment, I wanted to play. 00:35:04.227 --> 00:35:06.813 align:center I was feeling good, I wanted to play. I wanted to win. 00:35:10.107 --> 00:35:12.401 align:center With my knee in really bad shape… 00:35:14.654 --> 00:35:16.114 align:center …I won Roland-Garros. 00:35:19.492 --> 00:35:21.911 align:center So I thought, I'm gonna be number 1 again. 00:35:21.994 --> 00:35:23.955 align:center Rafael Nadal! 00:35:28.376 --> 00:35:30.503 align:center My knee, in my opinion, 00:35:30.586 --> 00:35:32.588 align:center was limiting me quite a bit. 00:35:33.506 --> 00:35:35.133 align:center But, I've always felt that, 00:35:35.216 --> 00:35:37.051 align:center if my mind is willing, 00:35:38.636 --> 00:35:39.679 align:center my body can do it. 00:35:46.018 --> 00:35:47.186 align:center Whoa! 00:36:08.416 --> 00:36:10.209 align:center My knee was shattered. 00:36:12.879 --> 00:36:16.132 align:center The tendon, basically, had a hole in it. 00:36:21.762 --> 00:36:24.807 align:center Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from the Olympic Games and the US Open, 00:36:24.891 --> 00:36:26.767 align:center where he was a finalist last year. 00:36:28.603 --> 00:36:30.605 align:center PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY 00:36:31.814 --> 00:36:34.358 align:center Those injuries that have been appearing… 00:36:34.859 --> 00:36:36.777 align:center are not a coincidence. 00:36:37.904 --> 00:36:41.032 align:center They are a consequence of a large, underlying problem. 00:36:43.034 --> 00:36:46.829 align:center The fact that I had to play with an insole throughout my career, 00:36:47.955 --> 00:36:50.333 align:center threw the rest of my body outta whack. 00:36:54.629 --> 00:36:56.714 align:center From the knee to the foot, 00:36:57.590 --> 00:36:58.716 align:center it's a chain. 00:37:01.469 --> 00:37:04.221 align:center So we make some changes to the foot, 00:37:04.305 --> 00:37:08.184 align:center and those changes have an impact on the entire chain. 00:37:13.439 --> 00:37:17.443 align:center This was an injury that was not like when you have a fracture, 00:37:17.526 --> 00:37:21.197 align:center where you sort of know the time frame for returning to competition. 00:37:24.533 --> 00:37:25.993 align:center Does it hurt? 00:37:27.161 --> 00:37:28.412 align:center Okay. Easy then. 00:37:28.496 --> 00:37:30.581 align:center Rafael Nadal will not be participating 00:37:30.665 --> 00:37:31.624 align:center in the Australian Open. 00:37:31.707 --> 00:37:35.252 align:center Novak Djokovic has won his fourth title in Melbourne, 00:37:35.336 --> 00:37:37.255 align:center his third in a row. 00:37:37.755 --> 00:37:41.842 align:center Djokovic has made it clear once again who is number 1. 00:37:46.555 --> 00:37:48.766 align:center After so many months without playing, 00:37:48.849 --> 00:37:51.852 align:center there were many people saying, "Rafa Nadal is finished." 00:37:51.936 --> 00:37:53.980 align:center "He's pushed his body to the limit." 00:37:54.063 --> 00:37:56.315 align:center "Rafa Nadal will never be the same again." 00:37:56.899 --> 00:38:00.069 align:center Rafa Nadal, you've been out of competition for 102 days. 00:38:00.152 --> 00:38:02.321 align:center During all this time, over three months, 00:38:02.405 --> 00:38:05.116 align:center have you ever thought that it was the end? 00:38:10.871 --> 00:38:13.124 align:center Rafa Nadal's left knee recovery 00:38:13.207 --> 00:38:15.167 align:center is not going as quickly as expected. 00:38:15.251 --> 00:38:19.297 align:center That's why Nadal might be thinking of not playing the full Indian Wells, 00:38:19.380 --> 00:38:21.799 align:center where he reached the semifinals last year. 00:38:21.882 --> 00:38:25.303 align:center The knee hurts either way, if I'm playing and if I'm not. 00:38:26.095 --> 00:38:28.431 align:center So I'd rather keep on playing. 00:38:29.765 --> 00:38:31.100 align:center I went to New York… 00:38:31.976 --> 00:38:34.895 align:center to see a specialist. 00:38:38.441 --> 00:38:39.483 align:center I asked the doctor, 00:38:39.567 --> 00:38:42.445 align:center "Do you think I can play at Indian Wells, on hard court? " 00:38:43.612 --> 00:38:44.530 align:center He said, "No." 00:38:45.906 --> 00:38:49.118 align:center "I don't think you should play. I don't think you can play." 00:38:50.453 --> 00:38:52.830 align:center The doctor told us that it was really bad, 00:38:52.913 --> 00:38:55.666 align:center that there was a risk of irreparable damage. 00:38:59.462 --> 00:39:01.255 align:center He told us to stop. 00:39:05.926 --> 00:39:07.636 align:center We had a team meeting… 00:39:09.597 --> 00:39:11.640 align:center and I decided to go to Indian Wells. 00:39:12.224 --> 00:39:14.602 align:center I did. I said, "I'm going to Indian Wells." 00:39:21.525 --> 00:39:24.570 align:center I hadn't set foot on a hard court in eight months. 00:39:25.821 --> 00:39:29.492 align:center And I asked them to put anesthesia in my knee so I could play. 00:39:30.493 --> 00:39:32.328 align:center Otherwise, I couldn't move. 00:39:34.747 --> 00:39:36.207 align:center That's the shot! 00:39:36.290 --> 00:39:38.292 align:center I was playing well, kept playing well. 00:39:41.045 --> 00:39:42.963 align:center And I ended up winning the tournament. 00:39:43.047 --> 00:39:47.259 align:center A record-breaking 22nd ATP Masters 1000! 00:39:47.343 --> 00:39:51.097 align:center And, here, a new season opens up for me. 00:39:52.014 --> 00:39:52.932 align:center Just like that. 00:39:55.559 --> 00:39:59.814 align:center 2013 comes along and he suddenly starts winning absolutely everything. 00:39:59.897 --> 00:40:03.109 align:center His return to form has been fantastic. 00:40:03.609 --> 00:40:06.362 align:center Rafael Nadal is a champion in Barcelona 00:40:06.445 --> 00:40:09.281 align:center for an incredible eighth time. 00:40:10.366 --> 00:40:12.535 align:center I feel awful, my knee is hurting a lot, 00:40:13.119 --> 00:40:14.829 align:center but it's not the right time to… 00:40:17.248 --> 00:40:18.082 align:center to stop. 00:40:21.460 --> 00:40:23.921 align:center It's not just the pain when you play, 00:40:24.004 --> 00:40:25.506 align:center but it's also 00:40:26.215 --> 00:40:28.384 align:center in your daily life, like going down the stairs. 00:40:32.638 --> 00:40:34.557 align:center I was very worried. 00:40:37.143 --> 00:40:41.230 align:center You see someone suffering and you don't know how to help them. 00:40:42.440 --> 00:40:44.817 align:center Of course, in the end, it makes your heart sink. 00:40:49.071 --> 00:40:51.866 align:center I'm taking a lot of anti-inflammatories to play. 00:40:52.575 --> 00:40:54.368 align:center Voltaren at night… 00:40:55.578 --> 00:40:59.957 align:center and an intramuscular Voltaren injection before every match. 00:41:05.379 --> 00:41:10.134 align:center Seventh final in the seventh event since his return 00:41:10.217 --> 00:41:11.635 align:center for the great Spaniard. 00:41:17.433 --> 00:41:21.312 align:center It became tough to deal with the pain he suffered every day. 00:41:22.813 --> 00:41:26.025 align:center And to see him take so many anti-inflammatories 00:41:26.108 --> 00:41:29.945 align:center that could be harmful to his health. 00:41:30.654 --> 00:41:31.489 align:center Out! 00:41:31.572 --> 00:41:34.867 align:center Nadal is the maestro in Madrid 00:41:34.950 --> 00:41:36.785 align:center for a third time! 00:41:37.286 --> 00:41:38.996 align:center I want to thank my whole team. 00:41:39.079 --> 00:41:40.080 align:center Without you all, 00:41:40.164 --> 00:41:42.666 align:center it would be impossible to be here again today. 00:41:43.959 --> 00:41:45.753 align:center We clashed at times 00:41:45.836 --> 00:41:49.215 align:center because I thought he was taking too many, 00:41:49.798 --> 00:41:52.218 align:center or that at certain times it wasn't necessary. 00:41:59.058 --> 00:42:01.852 align:center Maymó was against all of it. 00:42:02.978 --> 00:42:04.647 align:center Every time I asked about medicine… 00:42:07.942 --> 00:42:09.944 align:center I had to make my own decisions. 00:42:11.487 --> 00:42:12.905 align:center There came a time when Rafa 00:42:12.988 --> 00:42:15.658 align:center started carrying his own anti-inflammatories. 00:42:16.158 --> 00:42:18.035 align:center He got to the point of taking them… 00:42:18.744 --> 00:42:20.454 align:center not because he was in pain, 00:42:20.996 --> 00:42:23.374 align:center but to prevent the pain from coming again. 00:42:23.457 --> 00:42:26.252 align:center His seventh victory here in Rome! 00:42:26.335 --> 00:42:29.505 align:center His numbers improve with each passing victory. 00:42:30.589 --> 00:42:32.007 align:center I said, "Okay, whatever." 00:42:32.091 --> 00:42:35.928 align:center "I have my medicine and I'll take it when I think I need to take it." 00:42:43.185 --> 00:42:45.980 align:center …Rafael Nadal! 00:42:47.147 --> 00:42:48.857 align:center Sometimes, winning 00:42:50.150 --> 00:42:53.112 align:center gives you a perception of reality 00:42:54.113 --> 00:42:55.573 align:center that is not real. 00:42:57.741 --> 00:42:59.451 align:center Because your health 00:43:00.160 --> 00:43:04.123 align:center is much more important than any success. 00:43:04.873 --> 00:43:07.960 align:center Rafael Nadal is your champion in Canada! 00:43:08.961 --> 00:43:13.048 align:center Rafael Nadal wins in Cincinnati! 00:43:14.341 --> 00:43:18.929 align:center In fact, I have two small perforations in my intestines. 00:43:19.013 --> 00:43:22.933 align:center Small perforations caused by so many anti-inflammatories. 00:43:24.643 --> 00:43:26.312 align:center Gentlemen, just a second. 00:43:31.025 --> 00:43:33.277 align:center Do you have cramps? 00:43:38.198 --> 00:43:39.616 align:center The US Open final. 00:43:39.700 --> 00:43:43.537 align:center World number 1, Novak Djokovic against number 2, Rafael Nadal. 00:43:43.621 --> 00:43:46.415 align:center And the match that will determine 00:43:46.498 --> 00:43:49.418 align:center the number 1 ranking for the year is this one. 00:43:50.669 --> 00:43:54.089 align:center In my career, I've had to make decisions about my health 00:43:54.173 --> 00:43:57.760 align:center where I was on the verge of what was right or wrong. 00:44:03.599 --> 00:44:06.602 align:center This is where I'm telling you that it's a thin line. 00:44:07.603 --> 00:44:11.023 align:center We are finally at match point for the championship. 00:44:12.191 --> 00:44:14.985 align:center But I think that, if I hadn't explored, 00:44:15.903 --> 00:44:18.989 align:center I might have ten less Grand Slams. 00:44:20.991 --> 00:44:24.578 align:center I'm not saying one or two, I'm saying ten or twelve. 00:44:25.162 --> 00:44:26.830 align:center That's the truth. 00:44:30.542 --> 00:44:35.339 align:center Rafa Nadal has won the US Open for a second time! 00:44:39.760 --> 00:44:41.929 align:center Rafa Nadal is the best in the world again. 00:44:42.012 --> 00:44:44.598 align:center He has managed to dethrone Novak Djokovic. 00:44:44.682 --> 00:44:47.393 align:center A position he hadn't held since 2011. 00:44:47.476 --> 00:44:50.062 align:center Rafa Nadal, number 1 in the world. 00:44:57.778 --> 00:44:59.738 align:center He's a competitor… 00:45:00.781 --> 00:45:02.366 align:center An addict to competition. 00:45:02.866 --> 00:45:04.118 align:center That's not easy. 00:45:07.371 --> 00:45:12.042 align:center Ladies and gentlemen, your US Open champion, Rafael Nadal. 00:45:12.126 --> 00:45:14.378 align:center That adrenaline that you have on the court, 00:45:14.461 --> 00:45:16.547 align:center that feeling you have when you are competing 00:45:16.630 --> 00:45:20.467 align:center in front of 20,000 people in the crowd supporting you… 00:45:20.968 --> 00:45:23.762 align:center Rafa! Rafa! 00:45:23.846 --> 00:45:25.097 align:center It's an addiction. 00:45:51.206 --> 00:45:52.416 align:center I can feel it a little. 00:45:52.499 --> 00:45:55.085 align:center I can feel the whole thing is a little more swollen. 00:45:55.169 --> 00:45:56.211 align:center Let me see. 00:45:57.171 --> 00:45:58.213 align:center Bend it. 00:45:59.465 --> 00:46:00.924 align:center Over here. Move it. 00:46:05.679 --> 00:46:08.390 align:center I think it's around here. Up and down, around this area. 00:46:08.474 --> 00:46:10.267 align:center Okay. And it's deep, right? 00:46:10.768 --> 00:46:14.313 align:center I have a question. There's nothing we can do about it, right? 00:46:14.396 --> 00:46:17.232 align:center -Well, we have to do what we're doing. -Okay, perfect. 00:46:17.816 --> 00:46:19.401 align:center That pain… I'm not worried about it. 00:46:26.074 --> 00:46:28.619 align:center I just wondered, Rafa, how hard it is 00:46:28.702 --> 00:46:31.497 align:center kind of managing your body in these matches, 00:46:31.580 --> 00:46:33.540 align:center knowing that you need to think about, 00:46:33.624 --> 00:46:36.835 align:center or making sure that you're not hurting yourself. 00:46:38.420 --> 00:46:41.215 align:center I have some, some issues. 00:46:42.049 --> 00:46:44.718 align:center But that's it. I just accept the situation. 00:46:46.678 --> 00:46:48.555 align:center There arrives a moment today 00:46:48.639 --> 00:46:51.808 align:center that I need to try to play at my 100%. 00:46:53.602 --> 00:46:56.605 align:center I have Roland-Garros in two weeks and a half. 00:46:56.688 --> 00:46:58.857 align:center I need to push my body to the limit. 00:46:58.941 --> 00:47:01.944 align:center And if something happens, something happens. 00:47:05.531 --> 00:47:08.200 align:center Second round action continues here in Rome. 00:47:08.700 --> 00:47:10.828 align:center It is the number 7 seed, Hubert Hurkacz, 00:47:10.911 --> 00:47:12.663 align:center up against Rafa Nadal. 00:47:12.746 --> 00:47:15.332 align:center -Who's your favorite? -I think Nadal. 00:47:15.833 --> 00:47:17.960 align:center Rafa and Stanislas Wawrinka 00:47:18.043 --> 00:47:19.628 align:center make their way onto Rod Laver Arena. 00:47:19.711 --> 00:47:23.215 align:center Gosh! You look at recent history, you look at head-to-heads, 00:47:23.298 --> 00:47:25.259 align:center it all favors the world number 1. 00:47:25.342 --> 00:47:26.552 align:center A packed house. 00:47:26.635 --> 00:47:30.639 align:center Eager to see how Rafa Nadal will get on in his latest test. 00:47:32.391 --> 00:47:34.184 align:center 2014 begins. 00:47:34.268 --> 00:47:35.686 align:center I was number 1. 00:47:36.228 --> 00:47:38.438 align:center And I was willing to, well… 00:47:39.022 --> 00:47:41.900 align:center go to the limit of my possibilities. 00:47:47.906 --> 00:47:49.658 align:center Rafa in full control. 00:47:53.579 --> 00:47:54.872 align:center Oh, what a start! 00:47:57.416 --> 00:48:00.294 align:center He's going all out today, from what we're seeing so far. 00:48:08.135 --> 00:48:09.636 align:center And all of a sudden… 00:48:10.345 --> 00:48:11.346 align:center Boom. 00:48:12.014 --> 00:48:14.808 align:center I felt pain in my back. 00:48:16.018 --> 00:48:18.020 align:center And I felt that I couldn't. 00:48:18.562 --> 00:48:19.396 align:center I couldn't. 00:48:21.231 --> 00:48:22.316 align:center I just couldn't. 00:48:28.822 --> 00:48:31.283 align:center Oof! Risky business! 00:48:32.743 --> 00:48:36.913 align:center His foot is bothering him. Did you see that? Couldn't even move. 00:48:41.627 --> 00:48:43.462 align:center He's looking up at Uncle Toni. 00:48:43.962 --> 00:48:46.423 align:center It's not a look of "I've got this figured out." 00:48:46.506 --> 00:48:48.634 align:center It's a look of genuine concern. 00:48:55.682 --> 00:48:57.559 align:center They'll put him on the ground. 00:49:00.270 --> 00:49:03.607 align:center If it's the back, he would have taken some painkillers. 00:49:04.441 --> 00:49:05.442 align:center He's done. 00:49:07.235 --> 00:49:09.029 align:center Injuries, the stress, 00:49:10.489 --> 00:49:13.492 align:center always pushing your body and mind to the limit… 00:49:15.118 --> 00:49:19.373 align:center Then came the moment when all that started to bring… 00:49:19.957 --> 00:49:21.416 align:center consequences. 00:49:24.586 --> 00:49:26.380 align:center Come, Rafael, come on! 00:49:26.463 --> 00:49:29.383 align:center Come on, reset! Go! Let's start again, go! Come on! 00:49:29.966 --> 00:49:31.051 align:center Believe it, man! 00:49:33.971 --> 00:49:35.597 align:center A little clumsy from Nadal. 00:49:39.017 --> 00:49:41.645 align:center That's a couple that Nadal's missed. 00:49:41.728 --> 00:49:44.731 align:center This is the look of a man who might not see the finish line 00:49:44.815 --> 00:49:46.233 align:center the way he wanted to. 00:49:51.405 --> 00:49:54.491 align:center It is indeed victory for Hubie Hurkacz 00:49:54.574 --> 00:49:57.536 align:center as Rafa says goodbye to Rome. 00:50:06.753 --> 00:50:09.631 align:center Attention, players, this is a match call. 00:50:10.215 --> 00:50:13.969 align:center Please go to the meeting point to be escorted to your court. 00:50:14.469 --> 00:50:16.513 align:center Don't make any decisions now, okay. 00:50:17.764 --> 00:50:18.932 align:center Whatever you want to do, 00:50:19.016 --> 00:50:21.351 align:center there'll be time in a few days to… 00:50:21.893 --> 00:50:23.645 align:center to do whatever it is, okay? 00:50:35.031 --> 00:50:38.785 align:center I've been fighting against my body for many years. 00:50:41.580 --> 00:50:43.957 align:center Always with the highest demand. 00:50:46.376 --> 00:50:50.839 align:center And this is mentally draining. It's truly exhausting. 00:50:52.924 --> 00:50:56.428 align:center And there comes a time when it all collapses. 00:51:07.105 --> 00:51:09.357 align:center You guys don't know, truly, huh? 00:51:10.859 --> 00:51:13.528 align:center Now with my… Honestly, man. 00:51:14.237 --> 00:51:16.031 align:center I am incredibly exhausted. 00:51:16.615 --> 00:51:18.909 align:center It's a constant, man. 00:51:19.576 --> 00:51:23.205 align:center I'm the most punctured player in the history of our sport. 00:51:27.375 --> 00:51:29.294 align:center I know it's hard, but we keep going. 00:51:30.462 --> 00:51:31.671 align:center There's no option. 00:51:32.672 --> 00:51:35.217 align:center You can also go like this. 00:51:37.552 --> 00:51:40.013 align:center You put a little nail up here… 00:51:40.096 --> 00:51:41.348 align:center I don't agree. 00:51:42.891 --> 00:51:43.725 align:center And it's over. 00:51:44.851 --> 00:51:46.186 align:center The little nail can wait. 00:52:06.998 --> 00:52:09.042 align:center I mean, what tennis gives me… 00:52:10.752 --> 00:52:12.963 align:center I mean, what it gives me today, 00:52:13.046 --> 00:52:16.091 align:center it takes away much more than it gives me. 00:52:17.801 --> 00:52:19.636 align:center -Well, right now. -You know? 00:52:19.719 --> 00:52:24.057 align:center I mean, in terms of personal fulfillment, 00:52:24.141 --> 00:52:25.642 align:center fun, suffering… 00:52:25.725 --> 00:52:30.355 align:center Right now, it takes away much more than it gives me. 00:52:32.899 --> 00:52:34.776 align:center Another life is waiting for you. e than it gives me.