Quote of the Tournament
By John Koblin
September 4, 2008 | 3:31 a.m.
It's hard enough when English isn't your first language, but it's even worse at 3 in the morning. With that, here is, unquestionably, the best exchange in Interview Room 1 during the 2008 U.S. Open conducted after Rafael Nadal's victory tonight:
Q. It must be a good story to tell your children that you played a match over two days. It started on Wednesday and ended Thursday.
RAFAEL NADAL: OK.
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