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During previous years at Roland-Garros,
I had established a pretty nice and friendly rapport with Nadal,
as with other players.
Master of Ceremonies
Nadal has some… a ritual. Lots of rituals.
The first time he came in
they're always tense for the first match,
because they know that they haven't really got into the competition yet.
So they look for something more.
Once I announced him, he walked passed me
And I just put down the mic and I held out my hand,
without doing anything else.
And he held up his hand… when he passed me, he held up his hand.
So I held up mine too and he tapped my hand as he passed by.
It was a high-five. Then he went out there.
For the second match, he went back to the Centre court.
He high-fived me again, so I thought "Okay, then...
maybe he needs to do that."
Roland-Garros is not only the story of two players. It's a story that belongs to everyone
For the third match, same thing.
And so on, until the final.