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TMS - MADRIDOctober 15, 2002Feliciano LopezMADRID, F. LOPEZ/A. Clement 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 Q. What was more important today, to hold your serve? FELICIANO LOPEZ: Yes, the serve is very important. It's the essence of my game. I've always held my serve well, except in the second set with two breaks of serve, where I lost my focus. He was more under pressure when he served because if I broke him, it was hard for him to break back. Q. Your performance in Wimbledon is reflected how in the rest of the season, because you came from the quallies and reached the quarterfinals? FELICIANO LOPEZ: In Wimbledon, I thought I could win, beat better players than me. It made me gain confidence. That helped me in the Asian circuit, where I beat Safin. Q. What's been the key of this match? FELICIANO LOPEZ: The first set was good for me because I was a bit tense, my first match. The second set, I relaxed too much, that's why I lost it. I think the key was confidence, and I got it back in the third set. Q. You play with Younes El Aynaoui. What do you think about your next match here? FELICIANO LOPEZ: All the matches here are hard. This year he's been playing well. Every match in this tournament is hard, so I think it will be hard. Q. What do you need to do to beat him? FELICIANO LOPEZ: I need to play very loose, relaxed. I have to win, even though he's seeded. I'll try to play my best. Q. Because you're playing in Madrid, do you feel more pressure or do you feel supported? FELICIANO LOPEZ: No, no, I feel very supported by the public. I'm surprised with the crowds that have supported me during my match. It's nice to play some tournaments at home, in your home country. Q. We saw the power of your serve. From the baseline, you're not so consistent, it seems. FELICIANO LOPEZ: Well, I missed some easy points, actually. But normally from the baseline I feel comfortable. It's not that I have to improve a lot, because I'm generally very consistent from the baseline. Q. You talked about having beaten Safin in Asia, that was very important. What does this mean for you? FELICIANO LOPEZ: This year has been very good for me, not only for the confidence, but also because each tournament, I realize that I can beat anybody actually. You believe more in yourself, and your confidence improves with each win. End of FastScripts…. |
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