I have lived my whole life with high intensity.
I live where I would like to live. I live in Majorca, Spain, and I am not sure there are better places.
I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better.
My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?
My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn’t say that it’s more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.
It’s not the time to look for excuses.
It’s the same old story, all you think about is money.
If I am not playing at one hundred percent, it is going to be very difficult for me to win.
Always I believe that I can play better. But I am happy.
I’m delighted and feel incredibly happy with what have been an amazing two months.
I feel that love. I feel that energy. I always felt that energy when I’m playing in New York.
I just wanted to see how the shorts felt again.
I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court.
I have no interest in becoming a tax exile and living somewhere I don’t want to – I just want to be at home with my family.
I am lucky because my family are comfortably off. My father has his own glass business.
I am a guy who likes to do what I am doing with passion, whether it’s a soccer match with friends or golf.
You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it’s the right thing to do out there.
I normally listen to Spanish music – well, Latin music. I like a lot of singers.
Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.
In Majorca, I can be myself. I go to the supermarket and the cinema, and I am just Rafa. Everyone knows me, and it is no big deal. I can go all day – no photographs.