WIMBLEDON

July 4, 2001

Nicolas Escude

MODERATOR: Questions.

NICOLAS ESCUDE: It was my leg. It was very stiff.

NICOLAS ESCUDE: Yeah. I prefer to call the physio.

NICOLAS ESCUDE: I felt this injury at the end of my match against Lleyton. I stretch on it, got massage on it. But during the tiebreak against Andre, on the backhand volley, I really feel it very hard. That's why I prefer to call the physio at the beginning of the second set. After, during the match, the more I play, it was no more power on this leg to push for serve, on the first serve. It was difficult.

NICOLAS ESCUDE: I think it was not a good match today. I didn't play well. I was a little tired. My legs was very bad. I think Andre make lot of mistake on the return. So I think it was not a very good match today.

NICOLAS ESCUDE: On the first serve. When I hit the floor after serving, go to the net, I can't push on it , so I make my first volley one meter behind the day before. It was very difficult to play like this against Andre.

NICOLAS ESCUDE: I don't know. I can't say if I have no injury, I beat Andre. But for my game, yeah.

NICOLAS ESCUDE: He served more on my forehand at deuce and on my backhand at the side of advantage. I think he was thinking I can't push on this leg. It was the same thing when we have to hit some ball from the baseline. I cannot run very fast, so...

NICOLAS ESCUDE: No, no. I would like to try to do my best with this problem. After we can see. That's why I say, I think we don't play very good today. Andre didn't play his best tennis today. I was thinking all the time, "Come on, stay on the court, do your best, maybe you going to have your chance." But never, not default.