Wimbledon: 'Sad' Nadal admits Federer deserved to win
Rafael Nadal conceded that he did not play well enough to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon in their 40th encounter.
Published : Jul 13, 2019 09:41 IST
Rafael Nadal expressed his sadness after he was beaten by Roger Federer in a classic Wimbledon semifinal but acknowledged his rival deserved to win.
Federer will face Novak Djokovic in his 12th final at the All England Club following a 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory on a glorious Friday.
Nadal beat the 20-time grand slam champion in an
"I'm sad for the loss because for me it was another opportunity," said the 18-time grand slam winner.
"But at the same time I created another opportunity to be in another final of a grand slam. I just have to accept that was not my day. I played a great event. I take this in a positive way.
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"At the same time, today is sad because for me I know chances are not forever. Last year I had chances here, I had another one, and I was not able to convert to win it one more time here.
"It was a tough one. He played a little bit better than me, I think. Probably I didn't play as good as I did in the previous rounds, and he played well. So he deserves it. Congratulations to him."