Rafael Nadal admits that he broke down in tears prior to the Australian Open after he injured his knee while standing up. The Spaniard, who had injured himself in Melbourne the two prior years, defeated rival Roger Federer in the semifinals and will face the winner of the match between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 4 Andy Murray for the title on Sunday.
“I explained that after my match on the first, what happened the Sunday before on my knee, something very strange," he said. "But that's why, because Sunday afternoon, 24 hours to play my first match, I was in my room crying because I believe I didn't had the chance to play Melbourne. So it was a very, very tough situation for me, these hours. Two weeks later I am here in the finals, so is a dream for me because having very bad expectations 24 hours before the first match, and now two weeks later I am playing well.”