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BNP PARIBAS MASTERSOctober 28, 2014Lucas PouillePARIS, FRANCE L. POUILLE /I. Karlovic THE MODERATOR: Questions in French. Q. You were promised to have a lot of trouble on his serve, but in fact you held your serve a lot better than he held his serve. How do you explain this? LUKAS POUILLE: I didn't expect a match like this. I wouldn't say it was simple. Of course it was not easy, but the score is quite tough. From the start I was able to return well. I was able to return his first serves and second serves, so he was under pressure. For him it's not easy to play against a player who returns a lot. He has to serve better. I'm very pleased with that match. Q. What does this victory mean for you at this point of your career? LUKAS POUILLE: It means a lot. I'm very happy. This year was quite difficult because I was injured twice for two months. So it was very difficult. In August I had played only four months. Now I'm happy I'm playing at that level. A few months before, during the past two or three months I played well. I was able to have good results against good players, and I knew I would convert that good game into victories. This happened here. I'm extremely happy. Q. What about your next match? LUKAS POUILLE: Well, he's a great player. He has a lot of talent. He plays at a very high level, and I expect a very tough match. But I feel good physically, and my tennis is at a good level, so I will try everything I can to win. Q. Can you talk about this Court No. 1? Do you like that court? Is it a strange court? LUKAS POUILLE: I'm not going to say I don't like that court. It would be too much. But I played well during those three matches that I won. But it's indoors. It's closed. I understand that some players don't like it, but I like the noise when you hit the ball on your racquet. The crowd is very close. The crowd was behind me from the start. It was nice. I personally like that court. Other players don't like it as much, but I do. Q. Maybe you were asked the question, but how did you feel against Karlovic? You know that in Basel he had pushed Federer, so... LUKAS POUILLE: I know. I watched a part of that match before I played. I knew he was fit before coming here. I knew he had played a good tournament in Basel. I saw the interview of Federer saying that Karlovic served incredible, so I knew the match would be tough. I really thought I would be served aces a lot more, but I don't know what happened to him. Maybe it was not a good day for his serve, but I played well from the start to the end on his first and second serve. Q. Were you able to read his serve? LUKAS POUILLE: Yes, I could guess when I saw him toss the ball where he was going to serve, so this is why I didn't miss many first serves or I didn't get aced too much. I was able to anticipate and to return his serve. Q. About Fognini. We know he's a very special player. He talks a lot. He's tricky sometimes. He's tricky. What do you think? Will you have to stay very focused? Is it going to be difficult? LUKAS POUILLE: Yes, it's going to be difficult to stay focused. He can do whatever he wants. I will just concentrate on my game and continue what I am doing. I hope the crowd will be behind me. People talk a lot about him, but he's still a top 15‑seeded player here, so he plays well. Whatever he can do, I know the match will be difficult, and I'm going to prepare the best I can. Q. So as you said, you had two injuries this season. When did you believe things were going to get better? LUKAS POUILLE: It's when I played against Montanes in a challenger in Poland. I was able to win 7‑6 on clay in the third set. He's a good player on clay. That was only my second tournament after I started playing again and I was able to play a good match and to fight until the end. These victories in the third set are very good for your confidence, so I felt a lot better after that. Thanks to that match, I was able to play well again. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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