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WIMBLEDONJune 25, 2011Xavier MalisseLONDON, ENGLAND X. MALISSE/J. Melzer THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. In the next rounds you've got Bernard Tomic. You played him before. What do you remember of his game? XAVIER MALISSE: I remember he doesn't miss much. He's a player goes up and down a little bit, but obviously he's playing well here. If you're in the fourth round and beating Soderling in three sets, that means you're playing well. We had a long match in Queen's last year. I think 6-3 in the third. I got actually a little bit lucky that I got away with one. But, yeah, he just plays consistent. Doesn't do too much but, yeah, just never misses. That's one thing I remember. We played long rallies and it was a long match, too. Q. When you say doesn't do too much, you mean he doesn't go for winners all the time? XAVIER MALISSE: Yeah, I mean, he attacks sometimes, but he's just consistent from the back. He doesn't go for huge shots, but just gets everything back. I think that's his strength. Q. Is he more dangerous because he's got nothing to lose really as an 18 year old? XAVIER MALISSE: I think so. Plus I've seen him a little bit at the academy we practice at. He's a nice kid who just doesn't fear too much. He just goes out and plays. I think that's a strength in one way, because you just play your game and you don't really think about your surroundings. It does get to a second week, so maybe it changes a little bit. I think I just have to focus on my thing, and we'll see where he will be at. Q. You might have been expecting to play Soderling, I guess. Does it change your approach to the next round that it's not? XAVIER MALISSE: Not much. I mean, I know this is going to be the toughest match so far I will play against Tomic just because he has nothing to lose. But I saw the first set and the first few games before the match, and it was going so quick. Plus when you're on Court 12 you can follow a little bit at screen with the score. So I knew he was two sets to love up. You start to think -- you start knowing that you're going to play him. That doesn't change much for me. I'll just play my game and we'll see how it goes. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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