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AUDIO CLIP After defeating Sluiter in the quarterfinals. No mention of an injury during that first set. Seems like he just started badly so instead of trying to salvage that set he just let it slide and put everything into the second and third sets ^^

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Q: Dutchman in three sets...

JC: Ya ya of course it was a very tough match today also because he was playing so good at the beginning and I was a like unhappy in the beginning you know because I did a lot of mistakes. After in the second set and the third I was playing good and he was playing a great match so I think it was perfect for the crowd and I think they enjoyed the match. And also in the third set with 6-3 in the tie-breaker I had the options to win and finally I feel a little nervous and he also. I think because in the tiebreak you want to win and he had a matchpoint and so it was very diffcult to win.

Q: Do you think it's your experience that make you win the difficult points?

JC: I don't know because with 6-3 if I have more experience then him because maybe I had to win. You know anyway when you're this close anyone you can win the match

Q: So three Dutch guys behind you and tomorrow you have Miryni.

JC: Ya it's a completely different game because he goes to the net all the time, first serve second and also with the return. We'll see it's going to be the first time to play against him and normally I like to play against these kinds of guys so we'll see tomorrow.