I'm very proud of all the things that have happened in the last 19 years - Nadal - video Dailymotion

Nadal says after his last Swedish Open final 19 years ago he could not imagine what he would go on to achieve

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00:00Rafa, it's 19 years since you won the title here. How does it feel different this year based on...

00:05I feel much older, yeah.

00:10But, no, I make a joke on the court last day that I'm here defending my title.

00:17But, yeah, I mean, completely different situation 19 years ago.

00:24My tennis career just, in some way, started 19 years after.

00:30I can say that I'm very proud about all the things that happened in my life and in my career, without a doubt.

00:38In that moment, I never would imagine to be...

00:41First thing, I never would imagine to be here at the age of 38.

00:45But, of course, being here at the age of 38 after all the success that I had in the Tour

00:52is something that was impossible to imagine myself 19 years ago.

00:59So, yeah, just happy for everything.

01:02But we have a final tomorrow and I want to be ready for it.