Nicolas Almagro is satisfied by his performance in the French Open – Tennis News
World number 13, Nicolas Almagro, is satisfied with his performance in the Roland Garros French Open despite losing in straight sets to the Spanish number one, Rafael Nadal, in the quarter-finals. He commented in the post-match
interview, “I'm very happy with my tennis today.”
He further added, “I think I've played one of the best matches I can play against Rafa (Nadal), but he's the number one in the world on that surface. I'm very happy with my tennis and the only thing I can say is I'm going to work
a lot for the next time."
The little Spaniard has never defeated the King of clay in his professional career. It was his eighth defeat over a course of eight years. However, there were no grudges or discomforts in the mind of the 26-year-old Spaniard. This
kind of character is deserving of applause because tennis is all about building patience and enjoying the game instead of creating tension and ruining the flare. Players these days are very short tempered and don’t have patience to wait for their turn. They
want early wins and that can never happen at the world class platform because the level of competition is very tough and there is no room for error.
Almagro have a decent record this season; 39-12. He has played a lot of tennis already; started in the Aircel Chennai Open and reached the semi-finals. The tour of Auckland was not very beneficial for her because having started
as the second seed he fell in the quarter-finals. However, he played extremely well in the Australian Open and reached the fourth round; won both Davis Cup ties to help his country register a resounding triumph over Kazakhstan.
First title for the little master came in the Brasil Open when he started as the top seed wildcard entrant and lost just two sets on his way. He was on the verge of bagging the second title on the trot in Copa Claro but was stopped
by the Spanish number two, David Ferrer, in the final.
Some of his impressive performances include the tour of Indian Wells and Miami where he reached the quarter-finals and fourth round respectively. Monte-Carlo and Barcelona were the tours to forget as he failed kick-off the clay
court season in emphatic style. However, he picked up momentum in Nice and won the title there just before the start of the French Open.
Hence, his satisfaction is correctly weighed. Moreover, he lost to the best clay court player in the world so there should not be any disappointments at all.
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