King in Rio

Rafa won the final against Dolgopolov in straight sets: 6-3, 7-6 after one hour and 41 minutes of play.

After the final, Rafa said: "Always when you win a title, it’s special.In a 500 tournament, you don’t have a chance to play a lot of these in the calendar. The first edition of a big tournament like Rio, it’s a very important city in the world, and after coming back from injury, it always makes the victory a little more special."

"Yesterday was a tough match. Pablo played a great match, playing very aggressive. I played too short yesterday and I gave him the chance to have control of the point from inside."

"I’m not very happy with the way I played yesterday, but I think today I was able to play with a little bit more calm, play a little bit longer and go a little bit more for the points. I played a more solid match today."

The next tournament in Rafa`s schedule is Indian Wells. The tournament begins on March 6th.



VAMOS RAFA !!!