ROGERS MASTERS

August 9, 2005

Frank Dancevic

FRANK DANCEVIC: Well, you know, I think that I was -- I mean, obviously I made way too many unforced errors. Just didn't match it today with Xavier. He played a pretty solid match. He served pretty well. He didn't make too many mistakes. I mean, he just played solid. I think I pretty much beat myself out there today.

FRANK DANCEVIC: Last couple months have been kind of like an uphill battle for me. I've been injured week after week, starting the first week of Wimbledon. I had hip injuries. I mean, pretty much haven't been able to train and haven't had the results I would like the last couple months. The last two weeks I played Granby and Vancouver, and I sort of got myself a little together. But, I mean, even there I was expecting to do a lot better. I mean, my body wasn't there to cooperate. I mean, obviously it wasn't enough preparation to go into this event and play a top guy like Xavier today.

FRANK DANCEVIC: Like now, I didn't feel so bad out there. I mean, it was just -- it's the lack of training the last couple months that has to be put on court that I haven't been able to do. I couldn't get the feel of the ball out there today.

FRANK DANCEVIC: It's more of a technical thing. I mean, setting up for the ball, you know, movement, that sort of thing. I felt a little slow. My reaction time was a little slow out there.

FRANK DANCEVIC: They're getting together. I've been working with Marlene Nobrega all week. She's been working on me like two to three hours a day trying to get things together. I was a wreck two days ago, but she started getting me a little better yesterday, and I was starting to feel a little better today. You got to be a lot more prepared to play this event.

FRANK DANCEVIC: Yeah, well, right now, just my main goal is -- I mean, I'm taking some time off before The Open, get my body good through rehab, get my body and everything kind of put together for Wimbledon -- sorry, US Open quallies, the weeks coming up after that.

FRANK DANCEVIC: I had hip injuries, bursitis in my hip. Lower back strain.

FRANK DANCEVIC: Well, I've got to check my schedule for now to see, you know, what I want to be playing, what I don't. I'm going to sit down with my coach and see what we're going to do about that.

FRANK DANCEVIC: Well, like, you know, I'd like to get into the top hundred by the end of this year, get my body together, put some good practice in, just push hard. I want to break the top hundred by the end of the year. That's my main goal for now.

FRANK DANCEVIC: I'm deciding now whether I should play the challengers in the States or the indoor events in Europe. I'm still deciding on like that. Like I say, I'm going to sit down with my coach John Sorbo and decide what I should be playing and what I shouldn't be.