Rafael Nadal: 'After Wimbledon always the mind goes down a little bit'
Rafael Nadal is aware he has not played his best tennis in his first round match win over Dan Evans, but the Spaniard is still safisfied with his performance. Nadal, who prevailed 7-6 6-4, said: "All the matches are difficult here. We are talking about a Masters 1000. All the players in the men's here are dangerous for everyone. Yeah, Daniel is a player that combine a aggressive game with good hands. He's able to read the game very well, so he knows how to play tennis in terms of tactics. So have been an important victory for me, no? It was a tough first set. Then in the second, I was able to take advantage at the beginning, but then he break me back. Was so important that game again to have the break.
Always is tough, first match on hard after such a long time. After Wimbledon always the mind goes down a little bit because I have been playing long clay court season, then grass, so you didn't relax. Then when you finish Wimbledon, it's like your body lose a little bit that tension, so it needs little bit of time to recover. Today, as I said before, the main thing is win. I know with victories that other things should be coming slowly. Have been playing and practicing more or less well. Now is the moment to compete. Today I competed enough well to be through. Tomorrow is another challenge. That's the only way that I can see the feelings today. I know winning matches, the feelings going to be better and better for sure."
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