[訪問] Safin 澳網Day 1
Q. How did the first match go for you today? How did you feel?
MARAT SAFIN: It was good. I mean, for first match, win in
four sets, it was okay for a long time off, being outside th
e court. It's the first Grand Slam since last year in the Au
stralian Open. It was quite okay. I mean, the first match is
always tough.
Q. How do you feel physically for this tournament?
MARAT SAFIN: I mean, it's difficult to like make some conc
lusions about my fitness, about my physical conditions. It's
just the first match. I will see how it's going in the futu
re. A couple of matches more I hope I can play here, then I
can see how physically I'm playing and what should I work on
during this year.
Q. How about mentally, how confident are you?
MARAT SAFIN: I mean, I played -- since the beginning of th
e year I played four matches; I won three and I lost one. So
basically, I'm pretty calm.
I mean, it's going quite well but sometimes you get frustr
ated because you think you can finish in three sets and then
you're losing the second set and basically the guy was taki
ng me over in the third set.
But, I mean, it's still okay because I was still there in
the match. I was playing my game, trying to do everything as
possible, even in the tough situations.
I think I'm not too bad for the beginning. Not too bad.
Q. What are your expectations for the Australian Open? What
do you feel like you can do here?
MARAT SAFIN: I mean, I didn't come here for just make a co
uple of rounds and just being satisfied of being in the four
th round or in the second round or whatever I will do here.
If I'm coming here, I will try to do all my best. I will try
to win it, why not? I mean, I had a lot of months off off t
he court, but still I want to play and I have motivation. I
want to do well.
For me, it's like a big opportunity, an opportunity to do
well during this year, all the year, if I don't get injured.
Q. How frustrating was last year for you?
MARAT SAFIN: Quite frustrating, but was really good. I had
some time off. It makes you think like a lot of -- you can
think what are your needs, what you should do, and you see t
ennis outside of the court. You have completely different vi
ew. You can just -- you can get a lot of good advices for yo
urself, I mean, being outside. I had a really good time off.
That's why I'm pretty - how you say - I want to be back and
I want to finish the year No. 1.
Q. You have the hunger again?
MARAT SAFIN: Yeah, it's very important. When you're playin
g all the time, you have no time off, it's difficult to adju
st to the side and see what you're doing on the court and ou
tside. But you have time off, it's completely different stor
y. You can see from both sides.
Q. You said you want to finish the year No. 1. What do you
think you have to do to be No. 1?
MARAT SAFIN: Being consistent. There is no special formula
for that. I mean, as you can see, you have to play well dur
ing all this big tournaments and try to make a smart schedul
e for yourself, try to work hard and not to lose, like, your
matches, the matches that you have to win, and not giving a
ny presents.
Because, I mean, there's a lot of guys competing and a lot
of guys in a great shape and they will be in great shape du
ring all the year. Who will be more consistent and who will
be mentally tougher, then you're gonna end up in No. 1.
But, still, there is opportunity for everybody. I'm one of
them. Why not? I have to give it a try.
Q. Do you think the Federers and Roddicks are afraid that
all of a sudden you're back?
MARAT SAFIN: Hey, you have to ask them. I hope they are af
raid (smiling).
No, it's too soon, I mean, to decide and see who is scared
of who and who respects more and what they think about me.
But, I mean, with the time you will see, by the middle of
the season. It will be like ups and downs, and more or less
the picture will be more clear for like in the middle of the
summer, especially this year, I mean, we have very tough sc
hedule. So the players that are going back and forth to Euro
pe and back, I mean, Olympics. Also the schedule is very imp
ortant, not to play too many tournaments and just be fresh f
or the US Open and for the big tournaments.
Q. Have any players made jokes to you about, "Oh, you're back?"
MARAT SAFIN: No, not yet. Not yet (smiling).
Q. You have some good memories about your final down here
a few years ago?
MARAT SAFIN: Good memories?
Q. Uh-hmm?
MARAT SAFIN: Yeah, could be.
Q. Or bad memories?
MARAT SAFIN: No, no, no. Always good. Come on. It's not li
ke every day you're in a final of a Grand Slam. Let's be pos
itive.
It was good, but already was two years ago. Long time away
. I hope to repeat it and do better.
Q. Did you learn anything out of that experience?
MARAT SAFIN: Always, you always learn. You always learn on
your mistakes.
Q. What kind of preparation did you have before you came here?
MARAT SAFIN: Just work, very important to work hard and ph
ysically because I've been out for so many months off. And w
hen you're not playing, you lose the movements on the court,
you lose everything. Basically all the footwork, all the co
nditions, you have to start from the beginning all over agai
n, go to the basics and try to go step by step, I mean like
all the preparation from there, from zero.
It's kind of tough, you know, to again push yourself and g
et the motivation back. But, finally, you get it and you don
't want to let it go. That's why just you have to be focused.
I've been one months and a half doing hard work, and I hop
e I'll be paid somehow for this job that I did in running al
l over the mountains and just pump some weights and all thes
e things.
Q. Which mountains?
MARAT SAFIN: December.
Q. Which mountains?
MARAT SAFIN: In Monaco (smiling). Is not the place to prac
tice?
Q. You've got Jarkko next. What do you think of his game?
How do you approach that?
MARAT SAFIN: He had a great win today against Massu. Great
player, lefty, very talented, very fast game for the hard c
ourts. He beat -- I think last year he beat Kafelnikov here.
I played against him a couple of times, and last time I bea
t him in Barcelona, was just April last year. So his game pr
obably improved.
But we'll see how it's going. But he's really, really diff
icult opponent.
Q. About Kafelnikov, do you have news of him? Do you think
he's going to come back on the tour?
MARAT SAFIN: No, quit. Guys, he quit. You will not see him
anymore.
Q. Really?
MARAT SAFIN: Yeah, finished.
Q. He didn't announce it officially?
MARAT SAFIN: That's okay. He's Kafelnikov. He doesn't have
to announce it.
Q. (Inaudible)?
MARAT SAFIN: 105.
Q. Sorry?
MARAT SAFIN: 105 kilos. It's a lot of kilos, huh?
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