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Original Article: http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/story?id=168753
June 26, 2003
Ferrero: Winning isn't everything
For the Spaniard, moving on to the third round because his opponent, the Frenchman Nicolas Escude, retired is not the best way to do it.
LONDON (EFE)-- The Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero, current champion of Roland Garros, said that he had played "very good tennis," that he feels "great" about his game, but he felt bad about advancing to the third round of Wimbledon because of an injury from his opponent, the Frenchman Nicolas Escude.
"I would have liked to have won in a different way," indicated Ferrero who won the encounter by 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, and Escude's retirement due to a thigh injury.
"Beating Escude has given me a lot of confidence, it's not easy to play against him," said Ferrero, in addition to the fact that for him, this victory wasn't that good.
"I wanted to be on the court more time, and I wanted to win. But I didn't want to win like this. It's not a good victory," said the Spanish tennis player.
The Valencian, however, recognized that this year he's playing much better than in previous years. He seemed positive about the upcoming matches.
"I feel great. I hope to stay this way throughout the tournament; I'm more comfortable and I'm playing better than other years," he said.
For Ferrero, besides having done well on the court, the most important thing was "having resisted well mentally."
Although he admitted to not having the best preparation for Wimbledon, the Roland Garros Champion assured that his intentions are to play well at this competition too. In addition, here he doesn't have the great pressure
that he did in Paris, where he was one of the favorites.
"Here I don't have the pressure that there was at Roland Garros, where in every press conference they asked me if I thought I was going to win. Here every victory is a surprise," he emphasized.
With respect to winning another title, the Valencian was modest and confessed that he doesn't think about that possibility. Right now, what most concerns him is "playing well and having a good time."
"I'm young and I don't need to be worrying," said Ferrero.
Original Article: http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/story?id=168753
June 26, 2003
Ferrero: Winning isn't everything
For the Spaniard, moving on to the third round because his opponent, the Frenchman Nicolas Escude, retired is not the best way to do it.
LONDON (EFE)-- The Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero, current champion of Roland Garros, said that he had played "very good tennis," that he feels "great" about his game, but he felt bad about advancing to the third round of Wimbledon because of an injury from his opponent, the Frenchman Nicolas Escude.
"I would have liked to have won in a different way," indicated Ferrero who won the encounter by 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, and Escude's retirement due to a thigh injury.
"Beating Escude has given me a lot of confidence, it's not easy to play against him," said Ferrero, in addition to the fact that for him, this victory wasn't that good.
"I wanted to be on the court more time, and I wanted to win. But I didn't want to win like this. It's not a good victory," said the Spanish tennis player.
The Valencian, however, recognized that this year he's playing much better than in previous years. He seemed positive about the upcoming matches.
"I feel great. I hope to stay this way throughout the tournament; I'm more comfortable and I'm playing better than other years," he said.
For Ferrero, besides having done well on the court, the most important thing was "having resisted well mentally."
Although he admitted to not having the best preparation for Wimbledon, the Roland Garros Champion assured that his intentions are to play well at this competition too. In addition, here he doesn't have the great pressure
that he did in Paris, where he was one of the favorites.
"Here I don't have the pressure that there was at Roland Garros, where in every press conference they asked me if I thought I was going to win. Here every victory is a surprise," he emphasized.
With respect to winning another title, the Valencian was modest and confessed that he doesn't think about that possibility. Right now, what most concerns him is "playing well and having a good time."
"I'm young and I don't need to be worrying," said Ferrero.
