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00:30Raffaele, congratulations on your huge performance and I'm interested being on the Central Court where Rafa Nadal won a lot
00:37of titles and now a new documentary was presented to Netflix. Have you had time to watch it during this
00:43day so you will focus mostly on the tennis, on yourself?
00:46No, I haven't had time yet to watch the documentary so in the next few days that maybe I have
00:54some more free time I'll try to watch it.
00:58Hi Raffaele, well done. What are some of the things you learned both about the game at this level during
01:08this tournament and what did you learn about yourself as a tennis player?
01:13Well, I mean, all these matches help me, you know, to realize that if you want to compete against the
01:19best players in the world you have to keep your level, you know, all the time the same.
01:25You cannot have a lot of downs, you know, during the matches, especially when you're playing a five-set match.
01:34And what I learned about me is that I can compete against anyone, you know, but I still, you know,
01:40have to improve a lot of things that these matches will help me to improve those things.
01:47But, yeah, that's what I learned from me and from the other players as well.
01:53Hello, Raffaele. Something slipped in the match in the first set for you because you led 5-2 or 5
02:00-3, I guess, and you served for the set.
02:02And from that moment when you lost your serve, it was, I mean, it was mostly Sasha's match.
02:09Yeah, how did you live this period with, I guess, also 10 points in a row lost or something like
02:13this?
02:15Yeah, how did you live this crucial moment of the match?
02:18Yeah, I mean, it was an important moment in the first set.
02:22So, yeah, he didn't play very well, those points.
02:24He played better than me in those points and he deserved to win the first set and then the next
02:31two.
02:34Well done on a great Claycott season.
02:35How are you feeling about playing on the grass?
02:39Well, I haven't had time to think about that topic yet.
02:45So, yeah, in the next few days I'll take some days off, you know, to recover well from this week
02:53and to get ready for the grass.
02:56So, yeah, I haven't played a lot.
02:59So, I'll give my best and I'll try to get some, you know, training days on the grass to get
03:07ready for the tournaments.
03:09Hi, Rafa.
03:10Now, considering what Sascha showed today, what he showed since the beginning of the tournament, is it for you the
03:17favorite to live the trophy?
03:20I mean, yes, he has to win two more matches.
03:23So, yeah, all the players that, you know, are in the semifinals on Friday have the same chances.
03:30You know, if they're in the semifinals, it's because they have done, you know, great results.
03:35So, I wish them all the best.
03:37And the better, the best player who plays, you know, in the weekend will win the title.
03:44Can you, just to follow up on this, can you describe his main weapon?
03:48And did you feel sometimes that you were too far from the ball?
03:52He was hitting too hard.
03:55I mean, he's a great player, you know.
03:57He does everything very well, you know.
03:59He has a lot of experience.
04:00He has been in these kind of stages a lot of years.
04:05And I think that's a key that's very important to, you know, to face the important and the pressure moments
04:12in the match.
04:14And, yeah, overall, he does everything very good.
04:17So, if one day I want to be in that level, I'm aware that I have to work hard.
04:27Hi, Rafael.
04:28What's the whole experience been like for you to be at a Grand Slam, going into a second week with
04:34you and your dad?
04:34You know, you're not used to this.
04:36How has it all been behind the scenes?
04:39It was a great week, you know, playing a lot of matches in my first time in Paris.
04:44So, yeah, happy with the week.
04:47And how the clay season went for me.
04:50And, yeah, now time to, you know, get my body ready for the grass season.
04:56And, yeah, analyze the things that I can improve for the next matches.
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