A WARM WELCOME AND WIN FOR MAHUT IN NEWPORT
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A WARM WELCOME AND WIN FOR MAHUT IN NEWPORT
Newport, U.S.A.
by ATP Staff | 06.07.2010
In his first singles match since his record-shattering marathon effort at
Wimbledon, Frenchman Nicolas Mahut clinched a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory over
third-seeded Colombian Alejandro Falla on Tuesday at the Campbell's Hall of
Fame Tennis Championships in Newport.
In contrast to the 11 hours and five minutes he spent on court in a loss to
American John Isner in a 70-68 fifth set, Mahut needed just one hour and 23
minutes to record the win in his first-round match at the ATP World Tour 250
grass-court tournament.
"This is just amazing what happened here for me," said Mahut. "Just people
coming every two minutes, come to me and congratulate me. It's an
unbelievable feeling. Just I'm so grateful to everyone, really... I take the
energy from the people, and that's why I won today.
"I was thinking that people would say 'Bad luck, you lost this match', but
no, people are coming to me and say, 'I've never seen something like this
before. It's just amazing. You both deserve to win.' It's a great feeling."
The 144th-ranked Frenchman fought off three break points faced on serve in
the decisive set and converted on one of his two opportunities to prevail
against the Colombian, who had also garnered headlines following his
first-round match at Wimbledon; Falla had won the first two sets of that
match against top seed and defending champion Roger Federer before succumbing
in five.
Though the two players endured 97 degree temperatures on court, Mahut said:
"Nothing is worse than what I did in Wimbledon. Every match that I play now
will be easier than what I did. I cannot complain anymore."
He admitted, however, that he felt the added pressure of performing up to the
standard he set at the All England Club. "The pressure I feel is that I have
to show what I've shown on the court," said Mahut. "Just, fight for my
best and that's it. Of course I lost first round, everyone is talking about
this match, but still it's first round. I'm still [144 in the South African
Airways 2010 ATP Rankings], I need to win some matches to come back in the
Top 100."
Mahut, a finalist at the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in
2007 and a quarter-finals last year (l. to Santoro both times), arrived in
Newport early to present his shirt and one of his shoes from his three-day
marathon match to the International Tennis Hall of Fame this past weekend.
Mahut Donates Memorabilia To Museum
"This match is both the best moment of my career, maybe my life, and also
the worst," said Mahut, who confessed to thinking of the match "every minute"
and having dreams where he ended up the winner. "It's still really
painful, to be honest, it really is. I'm also really proud to be in the Hall
of Fame museum, Wimbledon museums. All these things, really, that means a lot
to me."
He added of his contributions to the historic exhibition halls in Newport: “
Of course, I took a picture of it on my phone. I said to my friends, ‘Look, I
’m in the Hall of Fame museum.’”
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