(補) Fernando Gonzalez Interview - May 13
http://www.tennis-x.com/story/2007-05-14/i.php
Posted on May 14, 2007
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA (MEN)
May 13, 2007
Fernando Gonzalez
ROME, ITALY
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. 40-15 in the first game. Was that disturbing to let that get by?
FERNANDO GONZALEZ: Maybe, because I lost the match, but he was playing really
good. I mean, it's tough when you play against a guy that feel very
comfortable on the court and you don't feel really good, especially playing
against him. Everything can be different, but there is nothing that I can do
now.
Q. Can you talk about how different it is to play Nadal on clay than like
another surface, like the Australian Open.
FERNANDO GONZALEZ: Clay is his best surface and hard court is maybe my best
surface. Tennis you can play in different surfaces, and sometimes the ball
flies a lot and sometimes it's slow. It's different.
In tennis it's very competitive and every day different. But, I mean, we're
playing on clay now and I have to try to keep improving.
This was a good week for me, especially if you go back one or two weeks and
I was playing really bad on this surface.
Q. What happened after the Australia? You seemed to have a down period.
FERNANDO GONZALEZ: Yeah, I been maybe -- I haven't played too many tournaments
, but I wasn't feeling like maybe ready to compete, you know. My tennis was
okay. I was healthy. I was very fit.
But I was -- I don't know what happened. It was the first time that happened
to me. I been playing few months at the good level and then I went down a
little bit, and that's why this week it's really important for me. I feel
that I'm back and I'm ready to do more important things.
Q. Is anybody every going to beat this guy on clay?
FERNANDO GONZALEZ: Hopefully. It's boring if he's winning every clay court
tournament. But he's, I mean, he's very -- I mean, his shots, he try to play
very high and deep, and it's tough because he's in good shape and he can be
hours playing there.
That's why today I tried to go for it, tried to win the match. I cannot wait
on this kind of surface.
Q. Were you hoping he might be tired after yesterday's match?
FERNANDO GONZALEZ: Not really, because, I mean, he can run hours and come
back the next day. So, no, no. I never expect that, but I was happy that they
played three hours yesterday.
Q. You said you didn't play too well. Do you have any reason for it, why you
weren't at your best today?
FERNANDO GONZALEZ: I think the reason was him. It's easy to say I didn't play
good or I play bad or my serve didn't work. I mean, maybe you have another
reason, but the most important is your opponent. Sometimes he makes you play
where you don't want to play.
I tried to attack him all the time, tried to play very close to the baseline
to try to make my opportunity to go into the net, and I couldn't do. So that
was my plan for today.
Q. This is the first time they haven't played a best-of-five set final. How
do you feel about that?
FERNANDO GONZALEZ: Well, I play a few finals best-of-five. I think it's good
, it's better, because you have to play the next week in Hamburg, and it
doesn't matter where.
But normally you have to play the week after, so if you play five sets to go
back to another tournament is not good for your body.
Q. Say you're just all the players and you have to beat Nadal on clay. What
have you learned from playing him on clay that maybe you would do differently
? Is there anything you can see that you might be able to do on clay to have
more success?
FERNANDO GONZALEZ: There was a little bit wrong with my serve. Tried to -- I
mean, try to put more first serve in. Don't try to find the free points,
because anyway you have to play long points.
But, I mean, he plays good tennis today. I mean, maybe you can take something
when he's not playing really good.
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