“Rafael played a great match, it was tough to lose.”
Roger Federer
“Rafael is an unbelievable player. I think he somehow brings out the best in me, because I played some of my best tennis against him at the U.S. Open.”
James Blake
“Congratulations and well played to Rafael. I still had a great tournament, even though it did not end in a win. He totally deserved it.”
“I would enjoy playing Rafael. It would be nice to see him back in the final after his injury.”
“He's out of jail. So are [ J.J. ] Putz and [ Rafael ] Soriano .”
Mike Hargrove
“The next race will be either the San Rafael Stakes (a Grade 2, $150,000 race Jan. 15 at Santa Anita) or your race. It's $100,000 more up there. The grade isn't important; what matters to me is another $100,000. We'll see how he's doing for the next couple of weeks and how the weather is.”
Dan Hendricks
