Rafael Nadal is on his quest to add his 22nd Grand Slam title at the 2022 Roland Garros, at the tournament where he triumphed 13 times before.
The experienced Spaniard is attempting to capture his 14th title at Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal prevailed in five sets against Felix Auger-Aliassime, who is coached by his uncle Toni Nadal, after cruising through the first three rounds without dropping a set. After four hours and 23 minutes of play, he won the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. He will face Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, who overcame Diego Schwartzman earlier in the day. After the victory, Nadal said:
“I didn't play these kind of matches for the past three months, so [it is] going to be a big challenge for me. Of course he already won I think [his] past nine matches in a row, winning in Rome and now winning here in straight sets every match. Probably he will be confident. I know how my situation is and I accept it well. I’m going to fight for it.”
“I am in [the] quarter-finals of Roland Garros. Two weeks and a half ago, even if I had good hopes, positive hopes after Rome, I [didn’t even] know if I would be able to be here. So just enjoying the fact that I am here for one more year. And being honest, every match that I play here, I don't know if [it is] going to be my last match here in Roland Garros in my tennis career. That's my situation now.”
“That's why I am just trying to enjoy as much as possible and fight as much as I can to keep living the dream that is [to] keep playing tennis and be back in a very advanced round of Roland Garros, playing against the World No. 1. Let's see. I hope to be able to give myself a chance to play at the highest level possible.”
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