Press conferences : 2005


PRESS CONFERENCE OF FERNANDO VERDASCO

Monday,17th of October, 2005


Q. Was this the Davis Cup against France or what?
Yes, I've also thought about it. It looked like a Davis Cup. I had to defend the day. I thought about it, but this is a singles tournament.
I'm sad because of Feli, because he's my friend. Besides, this is a very important tournament, but tennis is like this. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. If I lose, I'll be sad, too. But today I won.
It was a regular match. I started well, serving well. Then my service level dropped a bit not because I was not concentrating, but because it was like this. Then in the third set, it was 1-1, 15-40, that was the game that gave me the energy to recover the match and then break his serve the next game, take advantage of my serve.
The last game, I was a bit nervous, but I made a lot of aces. I overcame the pressure.

Q. Because you usually train in Madrid, are you more used to the court than other players?
In Madrid, it's difficult to play. Everyone says the ball flies. It's difficult to control it. The court anyway is great. The ball bounces well. You can play perfectly well. You can play as Henman and Dent are playing right now, or like we Spaniards play.
The only thing that's difficult is to control the ball. But since I train here, thanks to this, I have it easier. Feli also has it easier, although he does not train here. He comes here often, so he's used to the court, to the altitude.

Q. What’s the balance of the matches you’ve played against Fernando González?
It's a tough match. I've already played against him twice this year: Monte Carlo on clay and New Haven fast court. I've beaten him once. But it's going to be a tough match because his serve is great, and that makes things difficult. I'll try my best and try to win, which is the important thing, make it to the third round again.

Q. You were present at the meeting with Pedro Muñoz, what can you tell us about it? What are your preferences for the captain?
The meeting is there, but I'm not going to say anything about what we spoke about. No one has anything against Emilio, them nor myself. Emilio, as far as I know, hasn't done anything to us.
But they preferred Albert. I know far better Albert than Emilio, that's for sure. I've trained with him in Barcelona the first four months of the year. I've been a companion to him. He hasn't retired yet. He's been playing here. We don't know what he'll do afterwards.
In this sense, I don't want to give my opinion. I've kept my opinion to myself. I trust the president. If the president feels Emilio is better, I don't want to say the contrary. I've known Emilio since I was 15. I'm always going to defend Pedro, besides, because I think he does the best for tennis. He knows I trust him. If he chooses Emilio, that will be fine for me.

Q. You're good on all surfaces, aren't you?
Yes. To tell you the truth, I feel comfortable on all surfaces. I'm not a player who feels well on clay but then bad on grass. I think I can defend all surfaces. Maybe I've achieved better results on one than another. The only one which is difficult for me is grass, although I really enjoy playing on grass. I only play about two tournaments a year, so I have no chances. Like clay, I have 20 tournaments, for instance, so I have far more chances of doing well.



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