I've lost twice against him, ... This is his home and I know there will be lots of people on his side. No matter what, I will have to play a little better in the quarterfinals, but I'm feeling good. |
I've played with a lot of big servers, ... but I've never felt like today, that I really couldn't do anything. |
It is by no means over yet. We have an enormous day ahead of us. |
It is very painful and doctors told me that this injury takes eight days to heal. |
It is very painful and doctors told me that this injury takes eight days to heal. I have a huge wish to play, but the risk is also very big. I will decide on Friday just before the match. |
It was a tough match because Ruben is a clay-court player, ... But I think I was playing very well. I was doing the things I needed to do, playing from the back but also looking to come in. |
It was an extremely tough match and in the first set the conditions were difficult and both of us were struggling on serve. Hopefully, I'm on a good run now. |
It was an extremely tough match. I was just trying to be aggressive. I was lucky enough to play really aggressive and that was my main goal. |
It was not his best day. He was missing more than the last two times we played and he gave me a lot of opportunities to play my game. I was aggressive, a lot of times finishing the point at the net. |
It was tough to get a rhythm and I was making a lot of errors. |
It was unbelievably difficult. I knew he was serving big and I'd have a really tough time, but the way he returned was impressive. I didn't really expect that. I was expecting many more free points, and he was not giving me any. |
It's always tough to play a friend but apart from that, I consider Ivan to be probably the best player, behind (Roger) Federer, since the indoor season last year. It's a great win and great for my confidence. |
It's great that he's with us for the semi-final after missing the last two matches. |
It's very exciting to be playing at home, it's going to be an unbelievable experience, |
Of course it's always a little bit strange playing a guy who you just played with in the Davis Cup -- we won together an Olympic medal, and played last year's Davis Cup. But when you are professionals you know in this type of game and this level we can meet all the time. |