Rafael Nadal:”I didn’t learn too much from Roger Federer”

Rafael Nadal praised Roger Federer as a person and a tennis player. In one of his press conferences, the 32-year-old was asked what he has learned from the Swiss champion. “We have completely different characters, so from off the court I have my character is important to look around and learn from everybody,” Nadal said. “But I can't tell you something specific about what I learn about Roger because I have my character. I believe I learned much more about my the people who are close to me. About my family, about my friends, about my team, more than Roger. “In the end, I saw Roger at the tournaments. I cannot learn a lot about him because I am not in touch with him every day. In my opinion, to learn things, you have to be in touch probably every day to have a clear example of. “But on the court, I think Roger, what he did better in all his career is he has improved his game during all his career. I think he was a better player in 2008 than in 2004, and that's something difficult, because when you are at the top sometimes it's not easy to keep improving your level. “Keep playing better and better and improving your shots, improving his backhand. That's something that I always try to do, and it's good to have an example like him in the front.” Keep playing better and better and improving your shots, improving his backhand. That's something that I always try to do, and it's good to have an example like him in the front.” Source-tennisworldusa.org

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