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May 8, 2004

David Nalbandian

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: I think every one was very important. Was a very, very tough match, but I'm so happy to be in the final tomorrow.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: I remember I was very, very young. He was playing in Davis Cup, and I saw it by TV. But I don't remember exactly how he play.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: I think he have a very good serve. And today also was windy, so was a little difficult to return. But I think in the first set I try to do my best to return his serve, but I couldn't make any chance or something. In the end of the tiebreak, I feel better and I try to go very far away from the baseline to return the serve. That's make me a little bit of confidence. And come back in the second set, I think I play really good - also in the third set. But I think I have 15 breakpoints, and I couldn't make any ones before the 4-all. So was very tough, but I think I played a very good game in the 4-all. And then I served 5-4, played also good.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: I like hard courts and indoors or grass, on fast.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: Yeah, yeah. I think I played very good also, but I don't like (it) like grass or hard courts or indoors.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: I think both are great players, and both are very good clay court players. So it's gonna be very tough. Any one who's gonna win today, it's because they play very good, and it's gonna be a tough match tomorrow.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: For me or for him?

DAVID NALBANDIAN: Yeah, very difficult. I have a lot of chances to break it. Was very, very tough for try to keep focus on my return, on my game. But I think I make it in the 4-all, so that's very important.