The X-Factor!
The X-Factor!
有談到心臟問題～
http://www.stellaartoistennis.com/newsstories/03malisse.asp
Belgian star Xavier Malisse took time out from his Stella Artois
campaign to answer your questions from The Queen's Club. Malisse,
a semifinalist at Wimbledon last year, finished 2002 at No. 25 in
the world. Here's what the 22-year-old had to say...
Q: Why did you change your mind about cutting your hair after
getting to the semifinals at Wimbledon last year?
- Michael Matz (Liege: Belgium)
XM: I couldn't do for a number of reasons. My management said I
couldn't do it because of the image and for reasons like that. I
wanted to do it, but I couldn't.
Q: Why do you like playing on grass and what do you think of the
"new way" of playing on grass with players preferring to stay at the
baseline? - Laurent De Petter, Brussels.
XM: I like grass because most of the time it's serve and volley for
others and I like it when players come in. And then from the back it's a
lot slower and the balls are heavier so you can play with spin and
you can play from the back and really have a good chance.
Q: Why do you always seem to play so well during the Grand Slams
but not so much during the rest of the year, especially when you have
beaten Top 10 players at Wimbledon and Roland Garros?
- Patrick Halpern, Belgium.
XM: I guess I get more pumped up in the weeks before the Slams. I always
enjoy going to the Slams and go there five or six days earlier and I think
that at the beginning of the year I was a little tired, but as soon
as the season gets to Rome, Hamburg and the Slams I really get fired
up and I start playing well for the rest of the year.
Q: Following Henin's success at the French Open and considering
that women's tennis in your country is doing so well at the moment,
do you feel any pressure from your countrymen to perform in the men's
circuit? - David
XM: Not really. It kind of takes the pressure off because they're always
in the spotlight and they have all the pressure of being No. 2 and 3 in
the world. Sometimes it's not bad because even if we do well and get
to the semifinals and the finals it gets mentioned but it's no big deal
for them, for us it is. So it takes the pressure off because they
don't follow us as much as the women so we can just do our thing and
enjoy it.
Q: You play well on all surfaces, but which one is your favourite?
- Amy D.
XM: I don't really have a favourite. I grew up on clay until I was about
16 and then I moved to Florida and have been playing for seven years on
hard courts. The grass, I think you have to take it as a fun time
because it's just a few weeks and it's something different. The
Australian Open is on hard courts, so I like playing on all of them.
Q: Is Wimbledon your favourite Grand Slam of the calendar year?
And do you think you can defend your semi-final points?
- Cilla, London, England
XM: I think I can. On grass, you need a little bit of luck, that's for
sure. But I like hitting passing shots, and if my serve goes well, and
I like returning, so it really fits on grass. Last year I won some
five-setters that other times you might lose, but I think that if you can
do it once, why not twice. I think all the Slams have something special. I
probably feel a little bit more comfortable because I know I've done
well there, but I think any Slam gets you really pumped up and its fun
to play.
Q: You've already reached the semifinal at a Grand Slam so what
is your next target? Winning a Grand Slam title or be a number one.
What will be your priority? - Zulkefli Ahmad Mohamed Khan, Malaysia
XM: I'd like to win a Slam and have that feeling of standing on stage
and getting to a final. That's one of my goals every year, to try and
get to the finals.
Q: Who are your best friends on tour? - Mimi Lu, Australia
XM: I get along well with the Americans because I live in the States,
the Bryans, Blake, Fish and all those guys. Then in Europe, my
girlfriend's Spanish so I'm getting along well with the Spanish
guys. The Dutch and the Belgians always do well and they're friends.
You have a lot of friends. It's not like you go to dinner every night
with them but in the Players' Lounge you have a chat, play some pool.
Q: I noticed that you have been playing more doubles during the
last couple of months. Have you got any ambitions in doubles or is it just
for fun? - An, Belgium.
XM: It's both. I want to win, but it's good for practice. Like here
on grass, I get more practice and it helps your returns, it helps your
volleys and it helps your singles game.
Q: What have you been working on in your game to gear up for the
grass court season? - Melissa, Los Angeles
XM: My strokes are going fine. I just have to go more to the net and
finish the point quicker instead of staying back, so I think it's just
a matter of doing that.
Q: How is your health at the moment after what happened at Wimbledon
last year with your heart?
XM: I had a procedure done just after the Australian Open because
it happened once more there, but it hasn't happened since. At the French I
had a match that went 8-6 in the fifth set and didn't have any problems,
so it's been fine for the last six months. They went in with the electric
and got some stuff away. It wasn't an operation or anything, so it wasn't
a big deal.
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