AUSTRALIAN OPEN

January 17, 2005

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez

GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ: I'm very happy and I think, yeah, it was the most important, you know, match in my life. I beat Carlos Moya today. He's one of the best players around the world, No. 4 in the world. I think it was my best match. I'm very happy. It's unlucky to play two Spanish players, you know, in the first round. But, okay, it's like this.

GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ: Yeah, it helped me. It was my second semifinal in Chennai. And I think that helped me for today, you know, for my confidence, to see that I can beat these kind of players. I played a very good match in Chennai. I was too close to beat him, it was 7-6 in the third. But now I feel I can beat all these players better than my ranking. Okay, I will try to do my best now in the tournament.

GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ: I saw him when I was a child playing many tournaments, Davis Cup. I think he's a very good player. When I came today to play on the Vodafone, it's a very important court. For me, I thought, "Okay, I can do it." I was too close in Chennai. Now I think it's a good time, you know, to do it. Okay, I'm very, very happy to beat Carlos today.

GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ: The last game I played really, really good. I thought, "Okay, I must be in focus. It's just one game. I have to hit the ball, try to take the initiative in this game. I don't have to go back and try just to put the ball in; I have to play aggressive." Okay, I hit the ball. Okay, I was -- I think I feel not very nervous in the last game, but I was in focus just to think, "Hit and go. Nothing too much, just put the ball. Just hit and try to make the point."