WIMBLEDON

June 23, 2005

Richard Gasquet

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English.

RICHARD GASQUET: Both. It's both because they are old player, but they can play very good, too. The new player can play good, too. But old player can play a lot. It's difficult to win everybody, the old and the new converse.

RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah, it's very difficult to play against him on grass court, on clay court. He's a fighter. It's always difficult to win him in three sets. I have to do a perfect match to win him.

RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah, it's not the same. On clay court you have to play baseline. On grass court you have to go to the volley. The serve is more important than on clay. Yeah, you have to serve better and too return better than on clay. The key is the serve and the returns.

RICHARD GASQUET: Against who?

RICHARD GASQUET: Yes, I think on three sets I have a better chance on grass court, and two sets is the same.

RICHARD GASQUET: Yes, I like to go to volley. It's fun when you play a good volley. It's fun. I like to do a good volley, yes.

RICHARD GASQUET: I played on Queen's. I played the quarterfinal. I won last week in Nottingham. Yeah, I played a lot of match. It's good for the confidence.

RICHARD GASQUET: Before I played on Queen's two years ago. Last year, just quallies in Wimbledon.

RICHARD GASQUET: I was tired after a lot of tournament on clay court. I was too tired to play this tournament.

RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah, I hope. We are young, yes. Maybe we will play a lot of matches. I think so, yes.

RICHARD GASQUET: I don't know. We have time. Maybe. I don't know when, but, yeah, I think we can play finals in the future, yes.

RICHARD GASQUET: Of my age?

RICHARD GASQUET: Yes, there is Gael, too, Monfils. There is Czech players, Berdych. Not a lot. There is four or five very good players.

RICHARD GASQUET: No, I think I can't win, too, because it's too long to play. I have to play five matches. It's too difficult for me now. But I think I can go far. We will see. I don't know when I will lose, but I think I can play a good tournament.

RICHARD GASQUET: I am very confident because I played a lot of matches. I won last week my first title in Nottingham. Of course, I have a lot of confidence, yes.

RICHARD GASQUET: Yes, we are friend. Is difficult because we don't speak English very good. It's difficult for us.

RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah, in English. Not a lot because we speak so bad.

RICHARD GASQUET: A lot of time because I played him in Tarbes, Les Petit A's.

RICHARD GASQUET: 13, six years ago.

RICHARD GASQUET: No, I learned nothing. No, nothing. I was disappointed to lose. I know how I have to play him on grass court, so I hope to play against him. Yeah, I have information to play him.

RICHARD GASQUET: I think French players play better on grass court than on clay court.

RICHARD GASQUET: Yeah. Me, I didn't know how I can play on grass because I don't play a lot. So, yeah, when I went on Queen's, I won two matches, three matches. After I was a little bit confident. But, yeah, it was after my title in Nottingham, I know I can play good on grass court because I won a tournament. It's a great surface for me.