April 22, 1998
MONTE CARLO, MONACO
Q. Nicolas, today your match against Bohdan, were you surprised at the result? How did you feel that you played today?
NICOLAS KIEFER: Last year I played against him. Three sets. I didn't play so well. He played okay. I had a lot of chance. He was better today. I didn't play so good like yesterday.
Q. How did you learn from the beginning of the tournament and this particular match of the game on clay?
NICOLAS KIEFER: From these two matches?
Q. Yes.
NICOLAS KIEFER: I mean, what can you learn? I didn't play my best tennis. Monday against Mantilla, I played I think very good. I think it was my best match on the clay court. Today, I had a lot of chances. I was up a break, 2-Love. I don't know what happened. But it wasn't my day.
Q. Is it difficult to keep the same level on this surface?
NICOLAS KIEFER: Yeah, sure.
Q. So it's different than like fast surfaces where you can keep the same level?
NICOLAS KIEFER: Center court is a little slower. Court 1 and Court 2 are a little bit faster. But that's not real easy.
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