WIMBLEDON

June 22, 2005

David Sherwood

THE MODERATOR: David Sherwood for you.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Obviously, I'm a bit disappointed at the minute. But I'll no doubt learn a lot from it. Once I get time to reflect on it, I'll know what to improve and what I can do better for next time.

DAVID SHERWOOD: No, I think I struggled to settle early on. There were times when I felt comfortable. But, obviously, he's a great player, so he's not going to let me feel comfortable. I think that was just it really.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Not really. I didn't really struggle today with the heat or anything like that. It was just finding my rhythm and getting settled down really. That was the main problem today.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Yeah, no, it's just all really settling down. When you're under that much pressure, I think it's a lot tougher to do that, so...

DAVID SHERWOOD: Yeah, no, I thought it was fine again. But, obviously, you're going to think it a little bit differently on a few calls. But, yeah, I didn't really have that many problems.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Yeah, it was a breakpoint I think on my second serve. Yeah, it doesn't help. That's really got nothing to do with the result. It was just about settling and I didn't do it today.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Yeah, I think like I said before, before the first round, you're always going to be a little bit nervous. I didn't feel as bad as I did before my first one. But, yeah, I definitely felt nervous.

DAVID SHERWOOD: No, I don't think so. Obviously, it helps. I've got a few extra ranking points I can go in and push on and hopefully get into bigger and stronger tournaments. But I think playing for the next couple of months is going to stay the same.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Not really. There was a little bit of banter in the physio's room last night. It was just harmless. No doubt we'll get a little bit of banter going a bit later when we're getting ready for our doubles.

DAVID SHERWOOD: No, not over who goes further. We had a little bet, me, Andy and Alex at Davis Cup. But it wasn't about who goes further at Wimbledon or anything like that.

DAVID SHERWOOD: It was just a little bet. I think actually Greg brought it up. It was I think who makes top hundred first. It was only a small bet anyway.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Yeah, I think obviously he's got a good record here. He's a good grass court player. Those two are very good players as well, so I think it will be a good match. Hopefully after today, Lopez can go out there and win it.

DAVID SHERWOOD: I'll going to play a challenger next week -- sorry, the week after Wimbledon in Nottingham.

DAVID SHERWOOD: No, I don't think so. I think that's generally what it's like for tournaments I play at anyway. This has been an exceptional week or two weeks. I don't think there will be a problem going into it.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Yeah, we're playing fourth round today.

DAVID SHERWOOD: Yeah, I think the three people that I mentioned, and a lot more, it's a realistic target for a lot of us now. If we go out and carry on getting results, then I don't think it's that far away.