訪問Gonzalez vs. Hewitt

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Press Conference with Lleyton Hewitt video http://www.root3dtb.de/masters2003/pk/hewit15_05_03.rm Gonzalez vs. Hewitt 6:1, 3:6, 6:0 15.05.2003 Q: Do you feel you had as much tennis as you wanted and do you feel you had as much quality tennis as you wanted? A: I think so. It’s hard to reflect, but I definitely had enough court time. I feel like I’m more used to the clay court. I just got off to another slow start today. I just couldn’t get into the match early and once I got into the match, I felt like I was getting back into it and starting to get on top there. He’s a tough player to play. He doesn’t give you any kind of rhythm out there. Q: Does it surprise you, he doesn’t win more than he does? A: Well until last year, he didn’t really surprise anyone, but he played incredible tennis. The last few weeks, I think, he hasn’t had any great results on clay, which should be his best surface. That’s s little bit surprising. But, he’s one of those kind of guys you don’t know which day you got him sometimes. Like in the first round here: He had few matchpoints, he wins the first set 6:2, then 2:6. That’s the kind of player he is. Q: Is he the sort of player to avoid in the first week in the French? A: Yes, he’s going to be seeded though. I think, he’s mid twenty rankings. He ’s going to be dangerous, yes, but the other thing is, is he going to get there . You don’t know. There are a lot of guys like that. He can be very dangerous. Q: Are you good enough on clay now to win a Grand Slam? A: I don’t know. We have to wait and see. Q: Do you have the feeling of getting nearer to it? Over these three days, have you gotten any nearer to it? A: I feel more comfortable. I think that’s always going to come with matches. I haven’t played a match since the Davis Cup. Early February, I played a couple of matches in singles. It’s always going to take me a few matches. I wasn’t brought up on clay. It’s more the movement and the strategy, the thinking of playing on clay. Q: Is the clay here as tough as it can get? A: Yes, but I’ve played some pretty good matches here in the past. It is tough conditions, but for some reason, on clay court probably is the worst kind of court you can play on, since it’s extremely heavy. The balls don’t help out at all. It’s not so much of a sliding kind of court. It’s more like a mudd kind of court. The French Open is more of a powdery kind of surface. I’ve had decent results here, but I definitely think, I’ve got better chances in the French. Q: Over the years there haven been lots of examples of players sweeping the balls in the weeks leading into Paris, but when they get there, they have probably playing too much. Did you feel you needed a break? A: Yes, a little bit. I just felt I needed a little break. I needed some time off. I obviously played a fair bit of tennis around Indian Wells in that short period of time. Then I had the Davis Cup. I felt more mentally tired. Q: If you hadn’t been so mentally drained there would you have played more tournaments? A: Maybe, I would have played one more. I’m not sure. It’s a long period of time. If I look at my chances, I probably have a better chance of winning Wimbledon than I do at the French Open. To go right through from Monte Carlo, Barcelona to Wimbledon is a hell of a long time. Not only just for me to be Europe, but to be playing those weeks as well. I want to be as fresh as I can be going into Wimbledon. Q: Is there anything you can take out of this week for the French Open, or do you think it’s too different? A: I don’ know. You can take a little bit. I is clay. But Carlos Moya losing to a young guy last night, you can’t read into that too much. Q: Do you ever walk on the court wishing you didn’t have to do it, or do you always go on ready to enjoy? A: There are times, I guess, or circumstance where you don’t really feel like playing. Yes, that’s when you’re mentally tired or a little under the weather or have an injury. Q: Is your cold completely gone? A: Not completely.:( Q: Are you taking anything? A: No, nothing. Q: Is there still aq part of your game you would like to improve?記者很愛問這個問題 A: Yes, I still like to get more cheap points off my serve. I’ve been able to do that on grass and hard court the last couple of years, but I haven’t quite mastered that on clay. My movement has improved on clay. Q: I remember you saying that the French Open might be the most difficult Grand Slam for you to win. Do you still see the possibility of winning it? A: I doubt that anyone would disagree. The Australian Open is very similar to the US Open. There is no reason why I can’t win the Australian Open. I’ve got two out of the four. Obviously the French ... it’s the surface I haven’t grown up on. That’s why I thought, it’s going to take me longer. I’m getting better and better each year. I wasn’t that far away from doing a little better last year. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.csie.ntu.edu.tw) ◆ From: 61.217.123.204 ※ 編輯: noanoa 來自: 61.217.123.204 (05/16 08:28)