UPDATE with translation...

Evidentally...more vid of our talkative Rafa...in Spanish

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CNN Interview with Rafael in Spanish...see translation below

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TRANSLATION:

Have you ever watched the 2008 final sometime?

Yes, well, not the whole thing but some moments, points and other times several games,

The change from clay into grass, how has it been this year? In Queens you played ok, are your physical problems forgotten?

Yes, totally forgotten. I'm ok. After a very good clay season, but also tough, cause I played a lot and after winning again, in MC, Rome, Madrid and specially RG your tension is lower, less strong, the change is very aggresive, its hard, I am still trying to adapt but well, I am trying hard and my best to be prepared and that is what I do every day.

That you are working hard, Roddick and Robredo can say so. Tommy was amazed at how you were hitting the ball.

I began practicing well, then I reduced the intensity, it is important to mantain this level,continue playing aggresive when needed. Here you can not distract yourself, cause if you do, you are out, cause service is very imporant here, the chances that you have here are very little. Now I am ok, but in any moment that can change.

Are you going to dosify your calendar?

Well, I try to be the best possible, healthy. This is life, you age, you know yourself better, I tried not to dosify myself you much in the past, but now things are different, now you know yourself better, when you are ok, when you are not.

You have learned from mistakes in the past?

Sometimes it is not easy, you continue playing. I played MC, but I had not to in Barcelona and that tournament is very important for me. Yes, at the end it was better not to go, but if you go to Rome and you lose your 1st match, you don’t know what will happen, this is not football where you know the games you are going to play, this is different. What tires you are the matches you play, not the tournaments.

Physically, here, depending on you, how far do you think you will go?

This is a very hard tournament, I have 3 finals here, but I am not a specialist, I have done well here, but its very hard for me to adapt and I need to pass the first day which is always very difficult. The 1st week is harder for me than the second one, because the second one the court is more used and it is easier then to run and do my game.

HUGE THANK YOU to our friend, Ana, once again who comes through for us and has translated the interview!! Much appreciation Ana!!! :)