Feliciano Lopez Quotations

I was serving very good. After I get the break in the third set, for sure, I feel more confident. Especially the last game of the match I really feel like I will not miss the opportunity to win because I had a few great serves at the time.

I am happy I won but it's always difficult to play against a friend. I was lucky.

He?s a great player. He played very good from the baseline, so what I have to do is attack and play my tennis, which is serve and volley a little bit and try to move him from the baseline.

The rain took my rhythm off, ... At the same time, he started playing great.

I was like, you know, embarrassed a little bit. The ball was so fast and I was really nervous because I thought I can really hurt him. But finally after a few seconds he just recovered and I was happy because of that.

The are his friends. They want him to win.

I was really nervous because I thought I can really hurt him. I was embarrassed a little bit.

The surface was very fast, but we knew that before... I have nothing to say against the surface, it was the same for him as for me.

The week was good. I lost in the final, but overall, it was a good week and good preparation for the U.S. Open.

It's always difficult to play against a friend. We know each other since many years and he knows my game. I know his game, so it's such a difficult match to play. I was lucky that I win.

It means a lot, especially because I didn?t win so many matches this month. It?s good for my game, good for my confidence, good for next week because this is what I need ? to win a few matches before the U.S. Open.

Then the match was for him or for me. It was really close all the time, but I really played good at 4-4 in the third set and then won my serve.

It was a completely different match. He started to play better and better.

It was a difficult match from the beginning, ... I was down 3-0 right away. Then I started playing a little more aggressively and was able to win 6-4, 6-4.

They are his friends. They want him to win.

At the end of the match, I played probably the best tennis during the whole week,

I prefer hardcourts (more) than clay. My best results have always been on grass or indoor tournaments or hardcourt tournaments, so (it?s) definitely my favorite surface.

He's very quick, and when you hit the winners the ball is always coming back and you have to hit another winner and then another one, so it's tough to play against him, ... You have to win the points always three or four times until you finally win the point.

Good question, so many times. I don?t know.

For some reason, I could not fully focus on the game.

The first title is the most difficult one. So once you get it, you feel happy. I remember it was a tough match, five sets against Canas, a great fighter. I was really happy at the time. Hopefully, I can feel the same now here on Sunday.

The match was close, but after I got the break (in the second game of the third set), I had a lot of confidence. I was playing better and better.

The match at the time was more my way. After he broke me to go (up) 3-1 and I broke him back, I felt pretty good. But once he won the second set, the match was completely different. I was having a hard time attacking him. He was returning my serve very well.