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WHEW! This was hard to do, I've never wrestled with Juan Carlos's cute but thick Spanish accent. Anyway, here are a few more details than what I put in the live scores thread.
Juan Carlos was animated, he didn't treat it as if he'd rather be somewhere else. He kept wanting to interrupt Cliff & Pat so he'd heave a breath to answer as they'd run on and it was all very
LOL
He was very nice in talking about his opponent and his future opponent, as usual
Just the sweet person he is! So, without further ado:
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Post-Match Interview with Juan Carlos Ferrero
Ferrero d. Blake 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 (tons of breaks)
Cliff: Juan Carlos, first of all, well-played tonight. Tell us about the difference of getting off of the clay courts in Europe and coming up now, heading toward the US Open on the hard courts. Tell us about the adjustment and how you're doing.
JCF: I'm doing good here in hard court right now, but you know it's very difficult to come to the clay court seasons. We play a lot of tournaments in clay court and we came to the United States, you know it's different hours and everything is different. But, you know, we try to play my best and today I think I play a great match.
Patrick: Juan Carlos, talk about Roland Garros, where you played such an incredible match with Agassi in the quarters, a lot of us thought you would win the final (JCF, LOL!). How did you feel losing that final and knowing that you've been one of the best clay courters the last couple years?
JCF (hazy smile): I feel a little bit sad, you know, after the final, but you know, I think I played a great two weeks, I played the first time again[st] Agassi and I think I played very good match. You know, the second day I fell down and I turned my ankle, and I thought was impossible to-- to still in the tournament, finally, I could, I still in the tournament, and I think I play very very good tennis.
Cliff: Juan Carlos, asess James Blake's game for us, please. Asess his game.
JCF: I think he has a very good forehand, and also very good movement in the court, and, you know, I think he plays very good on all surface: grass court, hard court, and also in clay court, because I think that he beat quarterfinals in Rome, and I think it's very good result for him. And I think he's right now in United States and he tries to play his best level here today, but I think I play better than him today.
Patrick: Now tomorrow, Juan Carlos, you play another young American, a different style, but Taylor Dent. Do you know about him, and what kind of match will that be?
JCF: I saw the first time against Hewitt in Wimbledon, and I think he went to five sets against Hewitt, so I thi
nk he play it very good. And I think he has a very good first serve, very strong, very fast, and he goes to the net all the time. So, you know, it's one more match where I try to play good tennis again.
Cliff: Help me with this, Juan Carlos--"chavalito"? Patrick?
JCF (smiles): Ah, chavalito is--
Cliff: Mosquito?
JCF: Yeah, mosquito.
Cliff: Well done, thank you.
JCF: Okay.
Patrick: Yes, well done, Juan Carlos.
JCF: Thank you, thank you.
Juan Carlos was animated, he didn't treat it as if he'd rather be somewhere else. He kept wanting to interrupt Cliff & Pat so he'd heave a breath to answer as they'd run on and it was all very
He was very nice in talking about his opponent and his future opponent, as usual
Just the sweet person he is! So, without further ado:-------------------------------------------------
Post-Match Interview with Juan Carlos Ferrero
Ferrero d. Blake 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 (tons of breaks)
Cliff: Juan Carlos, first of all, well-played tonight. Tell us about the difference of getting off of the clay courts in Europe and coming up now, heading toward the US Open on the hard courts. Tell us about the adjustment and how you're doing.
JCF: I'm doing good here in hard court right now, but you know it's very difficult to come to the clay court seasons. We play a lot of tournaments in clay court and we came to the United States, you know it's different hours and everything is different. But, you know, we try to play my best and today I think I play a great match.
Patrick: Juan Carlos, talk about Roland Garros, where you played such an incredible match with Agassi in the quarters, a lot of us thought you would win the final (JCF
, LOL!). How did you feel losing that final and knowing that you've been one of the best clay courters the last couple years?JCF (hazy smile): I feel a little bit sad, you know, after the final, but you know, I think I played a great two weeks, I played the first time again[st] Agassi and I think I played very good match. You know, the second day I fell down and I turned my ankle, and I thought was impossible to-- to still in the tournament, finally, I could, I still in the tournament, and I think I play very very good tennis.
Cliff: Juan Carlos, asess James Blake's game for us, please. Asess his game.
JCF: I think he has a very good forehand, and also very good movement in the court, and, you know, I think he plays very good on all surface: grass court, hard court, and also in clay court, because I think that he beat quarterfinals in Rome, and I think it's very good result for him. And I think he's right now in United States and he tries to play his best level here today, but I think I play better than him today.
Patrick: Now tomorrow, Juan Carlos, you play another young American, a different style, but Taylor Dent. Do you know about him, and what kind of match will that be?
JCF: I saw the first time against Hewitt in Wimbledon, and I think he went to five sets against Hewitt, so I thi
nk he play it very good. And I think he has a very good first serve, very strong, very fast, and he goes to the net all the time. So, you know, it's one more match where I try to play good tennis again.
Cliff: Help me with this, Juan Carlos--"chavalito"? Patrick?
JCF (smiles): Ah, chavalito is--
Cliff: Mosquito?
JCF: Yeah, mosquito.
Cliff: Well done, thank you.
JCF: Okay.
Patrick: Yes, well done, Juan Carlos.
JCF: Thank you, thank you.
