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AUSTRALIAN OPENJanuary 22, 2015Benjamin BeckerMELBOURNE, VICTORIA B. BECKER/L. Hewitt 2-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 An interview with: BENJAMIN BECKER THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. What were you telling yourself after the first two sets? BENJAMIN BECKER: Yeah, I mean, I felt like I wasn't really playing well. I mean, yeah, he was playing well. He was on his game. He didn't miss at all from the back. I just tried to stay in there. First of all, I wanted to make it a good match. I was a little bit embarrassed to be down 6-2, 5-1 or 6-1. I wanted to, yeah, get into the groove, play my game that I know I can play, try to fight. Obviously the break in the third set was big for me, gave me confidence, I started to play better. From that point on I felt like I was back to my game. Q. Do you feel that was the one turning point? BENJAMIN BECKER: I already felt better after the toilet break and coming back and playing the third set. I felt my shots had more pop on them, I was more into the court, maybe dictating a few more points. The break gave me a lot of confidence. Once I got the third set under my belt, I felt like I have a big chance to win. Q. The commentator said at the end of the match it was your first-ever five-set victory. Are you surprised it came against someone whose five-set record is so famous? BENJAMIN BECKER: I don't know his five-set record. I knew mine. I just know there are not that many chances anymore for me to win a five-set match, especially to win after being two sets to love down. I always wanted to do it and I'm glad I did it here. It was a big stage as well. For me I'm glad to get the monkey off my back. Q. Next is Raonic. Have you thought about that much yet? BENJAMIN BECKER: Not yet at all. Q. What did it feel like in the first two sets compared to what it felt like in the last two sets? BENJAMIN BECKER: The first two sets I felt like I wasn't getting into the rallies where I wanted to be, I didn't see the ball. Every time I wanted to go for a big shot I was not in the right position to do it. My legs weren't there. The court seemed very small for me but big for him. In the third set I felt like my shots were deeper. I was getting into the right position to hit the shots. After I hit a few winners, I felt like I was seeing the ball earlier, my legs were better, I had more tension in the body which wasn't there the first two sets. It changed quickly. I don't know how I did it. But I tried to, yeah, memorize what I did and tried to keep that going. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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