Postmatch reaction from Rafael Nadal:
"Today I felt great physically. I felt perfect mentally, too. I run. My movements was much better today than the rest of all the tournament.
"I think [it's] one of the most important victories in my career... for me the biggest thing is the personal satisfaction to be here, to be here another time and to be at the top level... sometimes is a big frustration when you are in U.S. Open and you broke your an abdominal one week before and you are in Australia and have to retire during the quarterfinals match. So all these moments are difficult to accept. I was there all the time, and for that reason, today is a very, very special day for me.
"My feeling before the match was we have a sunny day with hot, the bounce gonna be bigger and gonna be easier for me to control his ball. But in the same time, this year the court is more slippery than usual. With this [cloudy] weather, the court is more normal clay court, you know... I can run better."