TMS MONTE CARLO

April 13, 2005

Guillermo Coria

GUILLERMO CORIA: No, but the result seems easy because Ascione didn't play his best tennis. I believe he was nervous. I don't know what happened to him. Myself, I played very good today. I'm very happy because when I lost my serve at 4-1, I was able to come back into the match immediately after and dominate again.

GUILLERMO CORIA: Today I felt a bit like last year. It was important to win the way I did today. It gives me confidence for my next match. I was very happy with my physical condition. Today, I'm very happy with my game.

GUILLERMO CORIA: No, I only try to do my best and I try to put the ball exactly where I believe it should be. I don't like to give free points to the opponent. I play each point as if it was the last one. But I absolutely do not enjoy making my opponent seem ridiculous. But if I believe a dropshot is the right shot to play, I do play it. Today I played well and, I repeat, I'm very happy with what happened.

GUILLERMO CORIA: It's natural. Sometimes I practice a little bit, but when I play during a match it's because I just feel it's the right thing to do. I must add that in Monte-Carlo, it's the place where I play my best dropshots.

GUILLERMO CORIA: I don't know.

GUILLERMO CORIA: No, he's a very complete player. He has very good angles when he hits the ball. He plays very well. I said Nadal and Gaudio are favorites, but I believe we can add him also as someone being able to win.