“Rafa has been by far the nicest to me during the case. He said a lot of very nice things. Moreover, he’s an exceptional champion. If we combined these two elements with my own level currently, there would’ve been a better draw… Physically I’m struggling because of those long weeks without training. I expect it to be really hard. And furthermore, it will be on live on Centre Court. It’s really unlucky.”
- Richard Gasquet on his showdown against Rafael Nadal in the 1st round of this year's US Open. Cool to see, that there's still some heart amongst the elite players. Kudos to Rafa!