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You’ve been training pretty intensively in Adelaide in preparation for the
Next Generation Hardcourts…
I’ve been training pretty hard. Obviously it’s going to be great to come
back and play in Adelaide. I haven’t played the tournament here at the Drive
for a couple of years now. So, I’m probably going to be the No.1 seed there
as well so there’s obviously a little bit of added pressure going out and
playing in front of your home town but this is where it all started for me.
I love playing on that centre court at The Drive.
Have you checked out the player field since it was released?
I know a couple of the guys in it. There’s always going to be a few
changes. I’ll wait until the draw comes out and, for me it’s a matter
of taking it one match at a time and preparing as well as possible for the
major which is coming up in Melbourne. At the end of the day, that’s the
big one and I’ll try and use Adelaide and Sydney as the best preparation
possible.
It looks like a strong draw in Adelaide. Do you prefer it if there are a lot
of good players?
You never know who’s put in the hard yards in December preparing. A lot of
the Europeans are going to come over and it’s going to be a lot hotter
than they’re probably used to practising in, so there could be some upsets
earlier in the tournament. There often is in the first week of the year, but
for me I’ve just got to go out there and worry about playing my game. The
last two or three months,
I feel like I’ve been the second best player going around, so I’ve really
just got to go out there and let my racquet do the talking and put myself
in a position to be confident going into Melbourne.
You’ve been training hard with Roger (Rasheed, coach). Are you going to have
any time off between now and the tournament?
I’ll be training right through. I had an opportunity to take a week or two
off after the Masters Cup, but for me the Australian Open means too much.
I feel I want to be in the best possible shape and I can have a couple of
weeks off after the Australian Open. From now, right through to the
Australian summer, it’s full bore ahead.
You’ve said that you will do anything to be there on that last Sunday night
in Melbourne. Is that correct?
Yeah, pretty much. It would be awesome to play the first night final at the
Australian Open. Everyone knows how much I love playing in Australia in
front of my home crowd. It will be like a Davis Cup atmosphere if I can get
through to that situation. I know as well as anyone that it’s not going to
be easy and I’ve never passed a Round of 16 at the Australian Open. If I
can get through that first week and put myself into position then I’ll be
tough to beat.
Have you ever trained this hard for an Australian Open campaign?
I’ve trained hard in the past, but this year it’s on my mind a little bit
more. The way that I’ve been playing, my game has come together really well.
Roger and I have put a lot of emphasis on the Australian Open probably since
the US Open but maybe even Wimbledon this year. It’s been our main focus.
Since I didn’t have a Davis Cup tie to look forward to, a semi or final at
the end of this year, then the Australian Open is the biggest thing for me
now. We’ve been focussing on this Australian Open campaign for a while and
I can’t wait to get out there and get started.
Potentially you could be ranked No.2 after the Next Generation Hardcourts,
which would put you on the opposite side of the draw to Roger Federer in
Melbourne. You’d be happy with that scenario?
There’s a chance of that happening. I haven’t really looked into it that
much. At the end of the day to win a Grand Slam you’ve got to win seven
best of five set matches. If you’re going to win a big tournament you’ve
got to beat the best players at any stage during it. I can’t be too focussed
on just Roger Federer at the moment. Who knows, I may get through to the
final and he might not get there. I don’t want to put all my eggs in one
basket and just focus on Roger, I’ve got to try and get through, there’s
going to be a lot of tough matches early on during the Australian Open.
Then again, if you’re going to play Roger it’s better playing him in the
final than in the semifinals.
What do you have to do to beat him?
I’m not sure at the moment. He’s obviously playing extremely well and
he’s very confident. The times that I’ve beaten him I’ve put a lot of
doubt in his mind throughout a match. It’s hard to say because he’s been
the stand-out player for the last 18 months or so, it won’t be easy for
anyone to beat him and I don’t think he’ll give up his Australian Open
title easily in January.
Peter Johnston (tournament director of the Next Generation Hardcourts) has
announced that you and Roger Rasheed will have a wildcard into the doubles
in Adelaide. What was behind your decision to enter the doubles?
I’m probably going to play singles on Tuesday night in my first round, so
hopefully I can play doubles on Monday afternoon to get used to the pace of
the courts. I wouldn’t have played a match for a few weeks so it just gets
the competitive spirits going again. Also Roger and I played together in
Rotterdam this year. Richard Krajicek gave us a wildcard and we ended up
beating the Davis Cup doubles pair for Holland. Roger and I played pretty
well in that one and we want to go out there and have a bit of fun.
Joachim Johansson has been training in Melbourne and he says that he is
looking forward to getting some hits with you in Adelaide. Is that so?
There’s a lot of training I want to do with Roger as well and focus on my
game more than anything. I’m sure when I start playing sets and playing
points in the next couple of weeks it’s good to have Joachim around here.
He’s such a great player as well that he can really test where your game's
at.
What is driving you as a player these days?
Grand Slams and Davis Cup more than anything. They are the things I look
forward to. When I start out every year that’s what my goals are, my dreams
are, to win the Davis Cup yet again and to try and pick up as many majors as
possible. Obviously I got extremely close throughout all the majors this
year, but I’ve got to take that next step. Roger Federer is taking the game
to another level now, that motivates you as well, to stay at the top of the
game and stay with the best players up there. I feel right at the moment
I’m as good a chance as anyone to really have a crack at Roger.
So having somebody up ahead is a great motivating force for you?
When I was No.1 I felt like I took the game to another level and now Roger's
come along and he’s taken the game to another level. I think it drives all
the guys behind you. You’ve got to put in that extra work and find a way to
beat those best players. You’ve gotta really take your hat off to a guy
like Andre Agassi who’s been able to do it for so many years and still be
competitive day in day out with the best players in the world. I think
that's one thing that really drives him – trying to compete with the best
players in the world week in week out.
Finally Lleyton, what do you want for Christmas?
I'm not too concerned about Christmas. I haven’t had a lot of time to do
too much Christmas shopping I’ve been training too hard. Whatever Father
Christmas gives me I’ll take.
Adelaide – you live there, you’ve got your house there. Could you imagine
living anywhere else? Will you always be based there?
It would definitely be in Australia. There’s a lot of places in Australia
I think I could live. I’ll always have a place in Adelaide though. I love
the Adelaide Crows, I only live across the Street from Football Park here.
This is where I grew up, this is where I’m from but there’s a lot of
places around Australia I think I could fit into pretty easily.
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