I am very happy that I remained positive and I got the win I needed badly because I have had some rather bad losses this year in terms of the way I played but I think that everything is falling into place and I felt it coming the last few weeks so it is the right time to get a victory like this.
"My games been pretty good [this week]," "I've had some very different opponents, I'm actually happy with the way I've been hitting the ball, my serve has been getting better throughout the week and I feel more and more comfortable as the week goes on and definitely the biggest test is tomorrow against Rafa."
เฟดและนาดาลเจอกันมาทั้งหมด 15 ครั้งแล้ว ใน ATP World Tour และ รอบชิงชนะเลิศรายการแกรนด์ สแลม Grand Slam championship finals.
ซึ่งสถิติตลอดกาลที่มีผู้ทำไว้ก่อนหน้านี้คือ ในยุคโอเพ่น Ivan Lendl และ McEnroe พบกันในรอบชิงชนะเลิศรวมทั้งหมด 20 ครั้ง
"It's exciting," said Federer. "I mean, I love playing against the guy. I'm not sure if its the first time that we meet in Spain in a match situation, so it's definitely going to be a nice match, I hope."
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) W/O (left leg) [2] R Federer (SUI) d [14] J Blake (USA) 62 64 [3] N Djokovic (SRB) d A Seppi (ITA) 64 64 [4] A Murray (GBR) d [16] T Robredo (ESP) 75 61 [5] J Del Potro (ARG) d [11] S Wawrinka (SUI) 46 64 64 [6] A Roddick (USA) d [10] N Davydenko (RUS) W/O (left leg) [WC] I Ljubicic (CRO) d [8] G Simon (FRA) 36 64 63 [7] F Verdasco (ESP) d [WC] J Monaco (ARG) 75 62
[2] R Federer (SUI) d R Soderling (SWE) 61 75 [4] A Murray (GBR) d S Bolelli (ITA) 76(9) 64 [7] F Verdasco (ESP) d [WC] J Ferrero (ESP) 63 62 [WC] I Ljubicic (CRO) d [9] J Tsonga (FRA) 64 75 [16] T Robredo (ESP) d M Fish (USA) 36 76(5) 62
Singles - First Round
[10] N Davydenko (RUS) d V Troicki (SRB) 62 62 [13] M Cilic (CRO) d M Granollers (ESP) 62 67(4) 61 [14] J Blake (USA) d V Hanescu (ROU) 62 64 A Seppi (ITA) d [Q] E Schwank (ARG) 75 64 [Q] F Fognini (ITA) d P Mathieu (FRA) 67(5) 64 30 ret. (throat) J Chardy (FRA) d J Acasuso (ARG) 63 62 T Berdych (CZE) d [LL] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 60 76(5) J Melzer (AUT) d A Montanes (ESP) 46 75 63 I Karlovic (CRO) d J Benneteau (FRA) 36 76(5) 64
[9] J Tsonga (FRA) d M Safin (RUS) 64 75 [11] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [Q] M Crugnola (ITA) 62 60 [12] D Ferrer (ESP) d [Q] G Canas (ARG) 62 62 [WC] O Hernandez (ESP) d M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 63 63 M Fish (USA) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 76(3) 64 F Serra (FRA) d R Schuettler (GER) 62 64 [WC] I Ljubicic (CRO) d [Q] T Gabashvili (RUS) 63 62 R Soderling (SWE) d *(LL) I Navarro (ESP) 64 62 S Bolelli (ITA) d [Q] J Chela (ARG) 75 76(3) [Q] T Haas (GER) d E Gulbis (LAT) 62 57 75 P Kohlschreiber (GER) d N Almagro (ESP) 63 64 [WC] J Monaco (ARG) d F Lopez (ESP) 64 75