WIMBLEDON

June 25, 2004

Greg Rusedski

THE MODERATOR: Could I have the first question for Greg, please.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Well, I had the momentum in the match. Could have won in three straight set had I won that second set. You know, I just had one or two average games. But, no, I hurt myself a little bit in my neck and shoulders. I was hoping it would stay warm and I could go through it, but unfortunately I just couldn't do it today.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Yeah, no, I thought I played really well in the first three sets. And even in the beginning of the fourth, before I fell. And then things just turned around and he started playing a little bit better. I was a little bit tentative. You know, just lost a tough match, and that's the way it goes.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Yeah, I had a little bit of treatment. That's why I've been so late coming in. I'm going have treatment the next two days. Hopefully be back in a week or so to get ready for the next few tournaments.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Probably Sunday, the Wimbledon finals, hopefully shoot down, hopefully shoot for a Tuesday, Wednesday start, and get ready to make my comeback and get my ranking back up.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Well, Newport I got in the main draw. I got straight in. So I'm straight in that one. Few out of Los Angeles, few out of Indianapolis. Hopefully I'll sneak into one of the two and start working on my tennis and get it going forward. The good thing about being ranked so low, it doesn't take much to get back up if you just start playing well.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Well, I'd definitely like to give it at least another year minimum - you know, hopefully more. I'd like to be able to have coming into Wimbledon next year at least a full schedule, whether it's playing on, you know, the main tour hopefully, and just getting back. I think, you know, it would be great to have a full preparation. This year, it's been all over the place, not the ideal preparation. So, you know, considering everything, I think I played reasonably well the last two matches. I'll give it at least another year and see how that goes. Go from there.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Well, I think it's progress with every match. I think every match I've played, I've played better. Even though, you know, I lost. I haven't played a five set match in a long time. I beat a good player in Sanguinetti. I could have won today in three straight sets. But, you know, it's one or two points here or there, and that's tennis. It's progress. Every match you're getting better with. You know, that's the positives you take out of.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Yeah, I think the last two days and the last few matches I've played, I've served and volleyed quite well. I've managed to put a lot more on the volley. So that's getting better. You know, it's only time and practice and just getting things together. So that was positive.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Yeah.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Every time I make predictions, I get it wrong, so I'm not making predictions. I think, you know, Federer has got to be the clear favorite. I practiced him before The Championships started. He's impressed me the way he's playing. He's playing very, very well. You know, Roddick's playing very well. Those are the two favorites. You've got to think anything can happen. Tim's got a good section to be in the semi. We'll just have to wait and see what will happen. But those are probably the two guys I favor. But Federer is probably my pick at the moment, because he's playing very, very well.

GREG RUSEDSKI: Yeah, I did. It's the first tournament I won in '93. It would be nice to go back there and do well.