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Rafael Nadal After Heartbreaking Loss Against Novak Djokovic in French Open Semi-Final, “Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose”

Nadal reckoned he had a chance when he had set point in the third set but squandered it.

Published: June 12, 2021 8:47 AM IST

By India.com Sports Desk | Edited by Ankit Banerjee

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It was an epic battle between two of the greatest tennis players of the modern era – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal – at the Roland Garros on Friday. Despite being the favourite, Nadal’s efforts went in vain as he emerged second-best and could not make the summit clash at the French Open.

After the loss, a heartbroken Nadal admitted that he gave in his best, but one has to accept that ‘sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose.”

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“But if you want to win, you can’t make these mistakes. So that’s it. Well done for him. [It was] a good fight out there. I tried my best, and today was not my day,” he said.

Nadal reckoned he had a chance when he had set point in the third set but squandered it. The Spaniard felt had that gone his way then things could have been different.

“I had a big chance with set point, 6-5, second serve [in the third set]. That’s it. Anything could happen in that moment,” Nadal said. “Then I made a double fault, [missed an] easy volley in the tie-break. But it’s true that [there were] crazy points out there. The fatigue is there, too. This kind of mistakes can happen.

Nadal being a true sportsman hailed Djokovic and admitted that he deserved to win.

“[It] doesn’t matter. That’s tennis,” Nadal said. “The player who gets used to the conditions better is the player who deserves to win. So no doubt he deserved to win,” he further added.

With the 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2 win over Nadal, the World No 1 has set up a date with Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The final would be played on Sunday.

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