TENNIS MASTERS CUP

November 13, 2005

Guillermo Coria

GUILLERMO CORIA: (Translated from Spanish) I don't think about only the last point, I think about the whole match. He played an unbelievable match. He served unbelievably well. He just played better the whole match.

GUILLERMO CORIA: (Translated from Spanish) It's a bit strange, but I really like it. It's a new line of adidas for next year also. I really like it. It's very comfortable. I try to intimidate Ljubicic by that, but it didn't work. Been lifting weights for one month to impress him, but it didn't work (smiling).

GUILLERMO CORIA: (Translated from Spanish) Well, definitely he's the favorite. He plays much better on this surface right now. I don't see myself on this surface winning the match. It's too difficult. The only thing I've got now is to enjoy the tournament because it's a fantastic tournament. That's the only thing I have left here, is to enjoy.

GUILLERMO CORIA: It's like playing on ice. It's very difficult to play on ice. It's also kind of strange to play only one match on this kind of surface practically during the whole year. I'm not good, especially against a guy like Ljubicic. It's not good for the show. There's no way the people can enjoy a show like this. Thank God that Safin didn't make it here because otherwise it would have been even worse.

GUILLERMO CORIA: (Translated from Spanish) He was very solid today, so I have nothing to say about that. He also was lucky at some points with some shots, some net cords. It's difficult to create points with such a fast surface. It's very difficult to initiate and create points and dominate.

GUILLERMO CORIA: (Translated from Spanish) The tactic would have been completely different. Every match is different. Also the tactics I would normally use against him is completely different. It varies completely because he's playing more on his forehand, and that would get him more in trouble. On this surface, being so fast, the fact is the guy can hide a bit of his weaknesses. I beat him indoors in Basel and St. Petersburg, which is pretty slow indoor court. But then Ljubicic beat me in Rome, which is on clay, but it's much faster. It depends.