"If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach."

"To be honest, I haven't felt at my best since this tournament began. I didn't feel good with the court or the balls. …"

"I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again."

"It's impossible to explain what I felt in that moment, just very, very happy to win this title. For me, it is a dream…"

"Did you see the speed of the ball or not?"

"In your career you have a lot of good moments and bad ones. The important thing is to have enough motivation to keep …"

"One month and a half ago, I didn't know if I was going to be able to be back on the tour playing tennis again. And to…"

"I'm Rafa's number one fan."

"He's a fantastic player and he's going to be around so much longer so I'm happy with every one I get before he takes …"

"I felt like what I saw was the old classic Rafa on clay hardly losing sets and matches. That's what we got from him. …"