This was the toughest match of my life, ... I want to thank the fans, without whom I would have lost. |
This year is almost impossible to repeat, |
To be honest, I haven't felt at my best since this tournament began. I didn't feel good with the court or the balls. But those are excuses. You have to accept when you don't play well and somebody else does. |
To beat Roger is always special. Every match is different. This one was easy at first and then became really tough. |
Today was totally different. He served well and I could not play my best tennis on grass within these couple of days, |
Two sets behind, he was playing great, ... How many aces did he make? ... I didn't even see the ball. |
Waiting didn't affect my performance at all, |
Well, it's never nice to get stung by a bee of course, and it's even more strange for it to happen indoors in February. But there are no excuses - he was the better player today and credit to him. |
Whatever happens tomorrow I'm happy to be in the final because I was playing terrible before China. |
Winning this match does not mean that everything is done. I'm very happy with my game, but I'm very aware of the fact that I can lose any time. |
With Almagro, boy, that'll be a tough match. He's playing at a very high level right now and he hits the ball hard. |
With my serve, I feel a little bit more comfortable on court, because when I serve, in every game, I have one point with the serve or one point on forehand, easy forehand, with the serve. |
You can't compare me to Borg, he was the greatest tennis player of all time. |