Rafael Nadal: ´ This win has given me tranquility and confidence. Last week I felt very bad´

It was a straight sets win for Rafael Nadal, who did not have an easy match against Nicolas Almagro. The
result, 6/3 7/5, showed how it was a match that could have gone to the third set.

"I have won and that is the most important thing, it gives me tranquility and confidence. Winning helps. I have won four matches in two weeks so far and I think I am playing better," Nadal said.

"I played a very good first set, had fewer errors and did what I had to," Nadal declared analyzing the match. "In the second set, I was a little bit nervous, I broke him and he broke me back. Mentally however I stayed calm, I was ready to face difficulties."

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"The most important thing is that I feel better physically, I had a stomach ache in Buenos Aires, it was incredibly humid and I felt very bad on the court. Here, in Rio, my stomach is better and I am playing better."

On Friday, Rafa will face Alexander Dolgopolov, who beat him in the last two matches they have played. "They were complicated matches, I lost twice against him. He gives less rhythm and he makes you play differently. It will not be an easy match, he is careful, solid and plays very well. I will have to take advantage of the moments when he will not play very well."�