I think I played a great match really. Especially in the first set. Everything went my way. |
I was not moving really well on the court but I think he helped me out with a couple of mistakes in the games he lost his serve, and I served well so it worked out pretty well. |
I wasn't really feeling good all throughout the week, but I knew when I walked out on the court with the crowd, it would be a different situation. |
I went for some shots that I'm usually not going for. So, I think the only thing I have to do in the final against him is just to stick with my game, try to play my game. And if he's better, he's better, which he's probably going to be. But I just want to keep my game plan and not go left to right, not go for too much. |
I woke up with a completely blocked neck and we worked on it all morning. I didn't know if I would play or not. It was probably the most difficult decision I had to make in my career - to play or not. |
I would like (former Wimbledon champion) Goran Ivanisevic to take over but it's up to the Croatian Tennis Association and they can appoint whoever they choose. |
I'm glad we are 2-0 up. I'm in very good form, I'm playing very good tennis lately and we will try and finish things off tomorrow in the doubles. |
I've been playing better and better, |
In Davis Cup, obviously, they were fantastic wins, all of them, but the way I look at it now, if you lose in the finals, then it's going to be really easy to forget them. |
In the first set, I tried to play a fast game, I thought maybe that's the only chance I can trouble him a little bit. But it was not the case. |
It takes time to realize how big this is, but I do realize it's huge for us, for our sport and our country, because we are really small. |
It was a good first match, ... I had no problems at all, so I am quite confident for the tournament. |
It was a nervous start for me. For the first time this week, I lost my serve in the opening game, ... I felt I was the favorite and I had to win. As I said, this first set was really nervous, it wasn't good tennis. |
It was a strange feeling, for Mario and me. |
It was an extremely difficult match, physically and mentally. I was really struggling. In the second set, I felt I was almost done. |