Nadal on Swiatek: "I texted her a couple of times, because it鈥檚 unbelievable the way that she is playing. She is so powerful and moves really well. It's very difficult to stop her right now." 馃挊
Coco Gauff: "Rafael Nadal is my favorite person in the tennis world, he's an impressive competitor, a great person and a magnificent representative of this sport." 馃
Aliz茅 Cornet: "At the Roland Garros all the players were dealing with Covid-19 and we mutually agreed not to say anything. We had fever, throat pain, but we still kept playing..." 馃槷
Nice throwback: Federer's father stands up, congratulates Nadal and helps him to climb to the audiences' seats after 2008 Wimbledon final. Class act 馃檶
Serena Williams on Nadal: "I have always been a Rafa fan. I named my dog after him. He has been really inspiring in everything he has done this year so far." 馃槉
Toni Nadal to Tsitsipas: "Congrats Stefanos, you play very well on this surface and for me you are one of the favorites in Wimbledon. I hope you won't beat Rafa or Felix. Instead, try to beat Djokovic!" 馃槸
Nadal: "I can walk normal most of the days. When I wake up, I don't have the pain that I had in the last year and a half. The overall feelings are positive." 馃憤
"I remember playing badminton or ping-pong in the backyard of my friend's house and we were like, 'Oh, the winner of Wimbledon is Roger Federer' and I would go down to my knees and pretend holding up a trophy. So I was dreaming of winning Wimbledon." - Roger Federer 鉂わ笍
Nadal's path to Wimbledon title:
R1 F. Cerundolo
R2 Querrey/Berankis
R3 Sonego
R4 Cilic/Van de Zandschulp
QF Auger-Aliassime/Fritz
SF Berrettini/Tsitsipas
F Djokovic/Alcaraz
Carlos Moya: "Even if you are a Federer or Djokovic fan, it's difficult not to admire Rafa. If you saw what happened in the last month on a daily basis, you would appreciate more." (via Eurosport)