Nadal says my most emotional match ever

By Rex Gowar

LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal said his victory over holder Roger Federer in Sunday's final was the most emotional of his career.

The 22-year-old also said he had never wavered in his quest for victory even though five times winner Federer came back from two sets down in a final twice interrupted by rain that finished in near darkness.

"It was the most emotional match I have played in my life," Nadal, also the French Open champion, said after a high quality final that lasted nearly five hours.

"To win here on grass is very special. To win Wimbledon for us Spanish is hard to imagine," he said of a victory he called a childhood dream.

"I love to play this surface...because you have options.

"You can't play very defensively, but you can go to the net, it is an interesting game.

"I think you have to understand this surface if you want good results here," Nadal, who has worked hard to adapt from his more familiar clay courts, said.

"Winning here will stay with me for the rest of my life. Of the four grand slams it is the most traditional," said Nadal, who was reduced to tears on court after his victory.